# 根治 (gēnzhì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 根治 (gēnzhì) means “to cure completely; to eradicate”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to cure completely; to eradicate
- Pinyin: gēnzhì (gen1 zhi4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这种慢性病很难根治。
  Zhè zhǒng mànxìngbìng hěn nán gēnzhì.
  This chronic illness is hard to cure completely.

## Characters

- [根](https://hanziro.com/word/gen-root/) (gēn): root; basis
- [治](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-treat/) (zhì): to treat (an illness); to govern

https://hanziro.com/word/gen-zhi-cure-completely/

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