"Root (cause)" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause / origin / root cause / reason / CL:個|个[ge4] |   |
| 标本 | biāo běn | specimen / sample / the root cause and symptoms of a disease | |
| 根本原因 | gēn běn yuán yīn | root cause | |
| 治标 | zhì biāo | to treat only the symptoms but not the root cause | |
| 病根 | bìng gēn | an incompletely cured illness / an old complaint / the root cause of trouble | |
| 根由 | gēn yóu | the whys and the wherefores / the detailed story / root cause | |
| 业根 | yè gēn | the root cause (of evil) / bane (Buddhism) | |
| 治标不治本 | zhì biāo bù zhì běn | to treat the symptoms but not the root cause | |
