治 本

zhì běndictionary entry

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

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

治本 治本 [zhi4 ben3] /to tackle a problem at its root; to effect a permanent solution (contrasted with 治標|治标[zhi4 biao1])/

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治
zhì
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
本
běn
(bound form) root / stem / (bound form) origin / source / (bound form) one's own / this / (bound form) this / the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally / initially / capital / principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

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