治本

zhì běn

Rare

Definitions

1. to tackle a problem at its root; to effect a permanent solution (contrasted with 治標|治标[zhì biāo])

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Words Containing 治本

格林尼治本初子午线

gé lín ní zhì běn chū zǐ wǔ xiàn

the Greenwich meridian

治标不治本

zhì biāo bù zhì běn

to treat the symptoms but not the root cause

Child Words of 治本

root

to rule