zhèng​běn​qīng​yuán

to fix a problem at its source

  1. to correct
    to rectify; to put right; to adjust a position to be straight; to correct an error
  2. běn proper nounadverb
    origin
    the source, foundation, or fundamental part of something
  3. to clear up
    to clear up; to settle accounts; to clean up; to purge; to count or inventory
  4. origin
    (bound form) root; origin; the starting cause or basis of something