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治標

简治标 · 繁治標

Mandarin · pinyin zhì biāo

to treat only the symptoms but not the root cause

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治: zhì · govern, regulate, administer
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标: biāo · mark, symbol, label, sign; stand the bole of a tree

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4–1 · zhi4 biao1

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zi6 biu1

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verb

to merely alleviate the symptoms of an illness; to take stopgap measures; to bring about a temporary solution

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