头痛医头 tóu tòng yī tóu

DEFINITIONS

  1. to treat the symptoms
  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