治本
zhì běn
Traditional: 治本
TOCFL 5
Meaning
to tackle a problem at its root; to effect a permanent solution (contrasted with 治標|治标[zhi4 biao1])
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Stroke order
TRỊ · 8 strokes
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
BẢN · 5 strokes
root; stem; origin; source; this; the current; original; inherent; originally; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
Related words
- 治疗 zhì liáo — to treat (an illness); medical treatment; therapy
- 政治 zhèng zhì — politics; political
- 统治 tǒng zhì — to rule (a country); to govern; rule; regime
- 治安 zhì ān — law and order; public security
- 治理 zhì lǐ — to govern; to administer; to manage; to control; governance
- 防治 fáng zhì — to prevent and cure; prevention and cure