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头痛医头

tóu tòng yī tóu

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Definitions

  1. 1. to treat the symptoms
  2. 2. reactive (rather than proactive)

Words Containing 头痛医头

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

to treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)

Child Words of 头痛医头

医
yī

medical

头
tóu

head

痛
tòng

ache

头痛
tóu tòng

to have a headache