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根治

根治 (gēn zhì): To cure completely / to eradicate (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

根治 consists of 2 characters.

root; descendants; completely; [measure word for long, slender objects]

to govern, to manage, to cure

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Pinyingēn zhì

MeaningTo cure completely / to eradicate

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word根治

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How to Use 根治 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 根治 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith难以

nán难

yǐ以

gēn根

zhì治

neutral

difficult to cure

Adjective + Nounwith方法

gēn根

zhì治

fāng方

fǎ法

Adverb + Verbwith彻底

chè彻

dǐ底

gēn根

zhì治

Verb + Objectwith疾病

gēn根

zhì治

jí疾

bìng病

4.

Example Sentences with 根治

chī吃

yào药

kě可

yǐ以

gēn根

zhì治

gǎn感

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 根治.

Words with 根

根据gēn jùHSK 3
根本gēn běnHSK 5
根源gēn yuánHSK 6
归根到底guī gēn dào dǐHSK 6
根深蒂固gēn shēn dì gùHSK 6
扎根zhā gēnHSK 7-9
根基gēn jīHSK 7-9
斩草除根zhǎn cǎo chú gēn

Words with 治

政治zhèng zhìHSK 5
治疗zhì liáoHSK 5
治安zhì ānHSK 6
治理zhì lǐHSK 6
统治tǒng zhìHSK 6
防治fáng zhìHSK 6
救治jiù zhìHSK 7-9
整治

formal

radical cure method

formal

eradicate completely

formal

cure a disease

mào冒

。

Taking medicine can cure a cold completely.

yào要

gēn根

zhì治

fǔ腐

bài败

wèn问

tí题

，

bì必

xū须

jiàn建

lì立

wán完

shàn善

de的

jiān监

dū督

jī机

zhì制

。

To eradicate corruption, a comprehensive oversight mechanism must be established.

zhè这

zhǒng种

xīn新

liáo疗

fǎ法

zhēn真

de的

néng能

gēn根

zhì治

wǒ我

de的

màn慢

xìng性

tóu头

tòng痛

ma吗

？

Can this new treatment really cure my chronic headaches completely?

yī医

shēng生

shuō说

yào要

gēn根

zhì治

zhè这

ge个

bìng病

，

xū需

yào要

dòng动

shǒu手

shù术

。

The doctor said that to cure this disease completely, surgery is needed.

dān单

kào靠

fá罚

kuǎn款

wú无

fǎ法

gēn根

zhì治

chéng城

shì市

jiāo交

tōng通

yōng拥

dǔ堵

de的

gēn根

běn本

zhēng症

jié结

。

Relying solely on fines cannot eradicate the root cause of urban traffic congestion.

zhuān专

jiā家

men们

zhèng正

zhì致

lì力

yú于

yán研

fā发

néng能

gēn根

zhì治

zhè这

zhǒng种

yí遗

chuán传

bìng病

de的

jì技

shù术

。

Experts are dedicated to developing technology that can completely cure this genetic disease.

zhǐ只

yǒu有

gǎi改

biàn变

bù不

liáng良

xí习

guàn惯

，

cái才

néng能

gēn根

zhì治

jiàn健

kāng康

wèn问

tí题

。

Only by changing bad habits can health problems be cured completely.

xiǎng想

gēn根

zhì治

tuō拖

yán延

zhèng症

，

nǐ你

dé得

cóng从

gǎi改

biàn变

sī思

wéi维

mó模

shì式

kāi开

shǐ始

zuò做

qǐ起

。

If you want to cure procrastination completely, you need to start by changing your mindset.

zhěng zhì

HSK 7-9