Meaning of 正本清源
正本清源 means to reform from the root; to rectify the root and purify the source; to tackle a problem at its source. Pronounced zhèng běn qīng yuán.
- to reform from the root; to rectify the root and purify the source; to tackle a problem at its source
Definitions & Examples
Zhèng政
fǔ府
jué决
dìng定
zhèng正
běn本
qīng清
yuán源
，
chè彻
dǐ底
jiě解
jué决
huán环
jìng境
wū污
rǎn染
wèn问
tí题
。
The government decided to tackle the problem at its source to completely solve the environmental pollution issue.
Gōng公
sī司
xīn新
guǎn管
lǐ理
céng层
shàng上
rèn任
hòu后
，
cǎi采
qǔ取
le了
yī一
xì系
liè列
zhèng正
běn本
qīng清
yuán源
de的
cuò措
shī施
。
After the new management took office, the company implemented a series of fundamental reform measures.
Yào要
jiě解
jué决
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
，
bì必
xū须
zhèng正
běn本
qīng清
yuán源
，
cóng从
zhì制
dù度
shàng上
jiā加
yǐ以
gǎi改
gé革
。
To solve this problem, we must tackle it at the root and reform it from the institutional level.
Zhǐ只
yǒu有
zhèng正
běn本
qīng清
yuán源
，
cái才
néng能
dù杜
jué绝
cǐ此
lèi类
shì事
jiàn件
de的
zài再
cì次
fā发
shēng生
。
Only by rectifying the root cause can we prevent such incidents from happening again.