必浚其泉源

bìjùnqíquányuán
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 one must dredge the spring and source
  2. 2 to achieve distant results, strengthen the root cause
  3. 3 line from Wei Zheng's 'Memorial on Ten Reflections'

Examples

Yù liú zhī yuǎn zhě, bì jùn qí quányuán — zhì běn cái néng zhì biāo.
To make a stream flow far, one must dredge its spring — tackle the root to treat the symptom.
Jiàoyù gǎigé bì jùn qí quányuán, cóng gēnběn zhuā qǐ.
Education reform must dredge the wellspring — tackle things at the root.

Stroke Order

jùn
quán
yuán