Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words治本

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治本

zhìběn·ㄓˋ ㄅㄣˇ

“to tackle a problem at its root; to effect a permanent solution”

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To govern or rule; to manage or control; to treat or cure a disease; to research; to repair or put in order; to cultivate oneself.

Root or trunk of a plant; origin or source of something; basis; capital or principal; classifier for books or periodicals; this; current.