治本

Traditional form:

治本

Pinyin (reading):

zhìběn

Definitions:

• to tackle a problem at its root; to effect a permanent solution (contrasted with 治標／治标 (zhibiào))

Characters:

• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 本 - root, origin, source; basis

Traditional characters:

• 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
• 本 - root, origin, source; basis