治标不治本
zhì​biāo​bù​zhì​běn

to treat symptoms not the root cause

  • created sense approved 治标不治本/治標不治本 · zhì​biāo​bù​zhì​běn · to treat symptoms not the root cause — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    治标不治本 / 治標不治本

    zhì​biāo​bù​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

    zhì​biāo​bú​zhì​běn

    治标 (literal) → 治标/治標 · zhì​biāo · to treat symptoms 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 治本 (literal) → 治本 · zhì​běn · to tackle the root cause

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    created sense