汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 头痛医头
头痛医头 (頭痛醫頭)
to treat the symptoms / reactive (rather than proactive)
() tóu/tou tòng () yī
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这种“头痛医头,脚痛医脚”的作法为日后的发展留下了许多隐患。

This will put the company in the trouble of development in the future.

我国民事诉讼失权制度设计由于缺乏整体性考虑而呈现出“头痛医头,脚痛治脚”的局面。

The design of civil procedure loss right system in China takes on the situation of "taking stopgap measures" because of lack of consideration as a whole.

2007年以来从美国政府累计获得了40多亿美元援助的埃塞俄比亚就赞扬中国的经济增长,批评西方国家“头痛医头、脚痛医脚”的发展途径。

Ethiopia, which has received more than $4 billion in assistance from the U.S. government since 2007, has praised China's growth and criticized Western 'band-aid' approaches to development.