治标不治本

Traditional form:

治標不治本

Pinyin (reading):

zhìbiāobùzhìběn

Definitions:

• to treat the symptoms but not the root cause

Characters:

• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 标 - mark, sign, symbol; bid, prize
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 本 - root, origin, source; basis

Traditional characters:

• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 標 - mark, sign, symbol; bid, prize
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 本 - root, origin, source; basis