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治本

zhì běn

2-character word

What 治本 means

1. to tackle a problem at its root; to effect a permanent solution (contrasted with {治标|zhì biāo})

The characters in 治本

• 治zhìto rule; to govern; to manage
• 本běn(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this

Words containing 治本

• 格林尼治本初子午线Gé lín ní zhì běn chū zǐ wǔ xiànthe Greenwich meridian