zhì​biāo​bù​zhì​běn

to treat symptoms not the root cause

Senses

治标不治本/ 治標不治本 zhì​biāo​bù​zhì​běn (also zhì​biāo​bú​zhì​běn) to treat symptoms not the root cause

to provide a temporary solution for the surface-level problem without addressing the underlying cause; to treat the symptoms but not the disease

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