治標 [－标]

Jyutping zi6 biu1
Pinyin zhì biāo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to treat only the symptoms but not the root cause
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    只​係​處理​表面​問題​，​但​係​忽略​真正​源頭
    to apply a temporary solution for a problem; to take stopgap measures
    • 你食止痛藥只係治標，你應該治本，揾出經常頭痛嘅原因。
      你食止痛药只系治标，你应该治本，揾出经常头痛嘅原因。
      nei5 sik6 zi2 tung3 joek6 zi2 hai6 zi6 biu1, nei5 jing1 goi1 zi6 bun2, wan2 ceot1 ging1 soeng4 tau4 tung3 ge3 jyun4 jan1.
      The pain-killer you took was merely a stopgap. You should get to the root and find out why often have a headache.
  2. 反義詞
    治本
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to merely alleviate the symptoms of an illness; to take stopgap measures; to bring about a temporary solution
    • 治標不治本
      治标不治本
      zhì biāo bù zhì běn
      to treat the symptoms but not the cause
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    有人认为西药治标唔治本，所以宁愿睇中医。
    有人認為西藥治標唔治本，所以寧願睇中醫。
    jau5 jan4 jing6 wai4 sai1 joek6 zi6 biu1 m4 zi6 bun2, so2 ji5 ning4 jyun2 tai2 zung1 ji1.
    • Some people think that Western medicine only alleviates the symptoms but doesn't treat the disease, and thus they prefer consulting Chinese doctors.
  2. Cantonese
    治标唔治本
    治標唔治本
    zi6 biu1 m4 zi6 bun2
    • to tackle problems superficially rather than fundamentally
  3. Cantonese
    你食止痛药只系治标，你应该治本，揾出经常头痛嘅原因。
    你食止痛藥只係治標，你應該治本，揾出經常頭痛嘅原因。
    nei5 sik6 zi2 tung3 joek6 zi2 hai6 zi6 biu1, nei5 jing1 goi1 zi6 bun2, wan2 ceot1 ging1 soeng4 tau4 tung3 ge3 jyun4 jan1.
    • The pain-killer you took was merely a stopgap. You should get to the root and find out why often have a headache.
  4. Cantonese
    格林威治标准时间
    格林威治標準時間
    • Greenwich mean time (GMT)
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    治标不治本
    治標不治本
    zhì biāo bù zhì běn
    • to treat the symptoms but not the cause
  2. Mandarin
    按照政治标准来说，一切利于抗日和团结的，鼓励群众同心同德的，反对倒退、促成进步的东西，便都是好的；而一切不利于抗日和团结的，鼓动群众离心离德的，反对进步、拉着人们倒退的东西，便都是坏的。
    按照政治標準來説，一切利於抗日和團結的，鼓勵羣眾同心同德的，反對倒退、促成進步的東西，便都是好的；而一切不利於抗日和團結的，鼓動羣眾離心離德的，反對進步、拉着人們倒退的東西，便都是壞的。
    àn zhào zhèng zhì biāo zhǔn lái shuō ， yī qiè lì yú kàng rì hé tuán jié de ， gǔ lì qún zhòng tóng xīn tóng dé de ， fǎn duì dào tuì ， cù chéng jìn bù de dōng xi ， biàn dōu shì hǎo de ； ér yī qiè bù lì yú kàng rì hé tuán jié de ， gǔ dòng qún zhòng lí xīn lí dé de ， fǎn duì jìn bù ， lā zhe rén men dào tuì de dōng xi ， biàn dōu shì huài de ．
    • According to the political criterion, everything is good that is helpful to unity and resistance to Japan, that encourages the masses to be of one heart and one mind, that opposes retrogression and promotes progress; on the other hand, everything is bad that is detrimental to unity and resistance to Japan, foments dissension and discord among the masses and opposes progress and drags people back.