根治

gēnzhì

verb HSK 7-9 #29,195

Meanings

1 to cure completely
2 to eradicate
3 to root out

Characters

to cure; to govern

Examples

这种病很难根治。

Zhè zhǒng bìng hěn nán gēnzhì.

This disease is hard to cure completely.

要根治腐败问题需要制度改革。

Yào gēnzhì fǔbài wèntí xūyào zhìdù gǎigé.

To eradicate corruption requires institutional reform.

Tips

memory

根 (root) + 治 (treat/cure) = treat from the root, i.e., cure completely rather than just treating symptoms.

Stroke Order

根 gēn

治 zhì