正本清源
zhèngběn-qīngyuán
to tackle the root cause
Every meaning
zhèngběn-qīngyuán
- to tackle the root cause
Its characters
- 正zhèngstraight; upright
- 本běnroot; origin; foundation
- 清qīngclear; clean
- 源yuánsource; origin (as in 来源)
Words with 正
Words with 本
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.