chōu​xīn​zhǐ​fèi

to solve a problem at the root

  1. to pull out
    To pull or take out something from in between other things, such as drawing a sword or pulling silk from a cocoon
  2. firewood
    (bound form) firewood; fuel; brushwood used for burning
  3. zhǐ verbnoun
    to suppress
    to cause to stop; to inhibit or relieve, such as pain, bleeding, or thirst
  4. fèi verbadjective
    to boil
    to boil or bubble up; to surge; (bound form) boiling or boiling hot