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根治

gēn zhì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

根治 (gēn zhì) means "to bring under permanent control; to effect a radical cure". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 根治 means

1. to bring under permanent control
2. to effect a radical cure

The characters in 根治

• 根gēnroot; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
• 治zhìto rule; to govern; to manage

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