治本
zhì​běn

to tackle the root cause

  • created reference approved 治本 → 治标/治標 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    治本 zhì​běn

    治标 / 治標 zhì​biāo

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 治本 · zhì​běn · to tackle the root cause — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    治本

    zhì​běn

    to tackle the root cause

    To get at the root of a problem or disease; to take radical measures for a permanent solution; often used in contrast with [[治标|治標|zhi4 biao1]].

    治, 本

    治 (literal) → 治 · zhì · to treat 本 (literal) → 本 · běn · origin

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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