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

HSK 3

这种病很难根治。

Zhè zhǒng bìng hěn nán gēnzhì.

This disease is hard to cure completely.

HSK 7-9

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