治本
Chinese
to rule; to govern; to manage to rule; to govern; to manage; to control; to harness (a river); cure; treatment; to heal | roots or stems of plants; origin; source roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word) | ||
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simp. and trad. (治本) | 治 | 本 |
Pronunciation
Verb
治本
- to take radical measures; to effect a permanent cure; to get at the root (of a problem, etc.)
- 治標不治本/治标不治本 ― zhìbiāo bù zhìběn ― to treat the symptoms but not the cause