头痛医头，脚痛医脚 tóu tòng yī tóu ， jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo

DEFINITIONS

  1. to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)
  2. reactive (rather than proactive)

CHARACTERS

头 tóu
HSK 3
head; top; chief, first; boss
痛 tòng
HSK 5
pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
医 yī
HSK 1
cure, heal; doctor, medical
头 tóu
HSK 3
head; top; chief, first; boss
脚 jiǎo
HSK 3
leg, foot; base, leg, foundation
痛 tòng
HSK 5
pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
医 yī
HSK 1
cure, heal; doctor, medical
脚 jiǎo
HSK 3
leg, foot; base, leg, foundation