治标不治本

Traditional: 治標不治本

zhì biāo bù zhì běn

Dictionary entry

to treat the symptoms but not the root cause

What does 治标不治本 mean?

治标不治本 (zhì biāo bù zhì běn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to treat the symptoms but not the root cause

Character breakdown

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治zhìto rule · to govern 标biāomark · sign 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-本běn(bound form) root; stem · (bound form) origin; source

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治标不治本

zhì biāo bù zhì běn

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