治标不治本 zhì biāo bù zhì běn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to treat the symptoms but not the root cause

CHARACTERS

治 zhì govern, regulate, administer
标 biāo mark, symbol, label, sign; stand the bole of a tree
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
治 zhì govern, regulate, administer
本 běn root, origin, source; basis