治标不治本 in English zhi4 biao1 bu4 zhi4 ben3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to treat the symptoms but not the root cause

Simplified Characters

治 标 不 治 本

Traditional Characters

治 標 不 治 本

Pinyin

zhi4 biao1 bu4 zhi4 ben3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

治zhi4to rule 标biao1mark 不bu4(negative prefix) 治zhi4to rule 本ben3root