治标

to treat only the symptoms but not the root cause

to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research

mark / sign / label / to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc / to bear (a brand name, registration number etc) / prize / award / bid / target / quota / (old) the topmost branches of a tree / visible symptom / classifier for military units

Greenwich Mean Time / GMT

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

to treat the symptoms but not the root cause