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治标不治本

zhì biāo bù zhì běn

5-character word Traditional 治標不治本

What 治标不治本 means

1. to treat the symptoms but not the root cause

The characters in 治标不治本

• 治zhìto rule; to govern; to manage
• 标biāomark; sign; label
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 治zhìto rule; to govern; to manage
• 本běn(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this