English translation of '标本'

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1. (= 样品) specimen
2. (= 代表) sample
3. (指问题、病) cause and effect
   ⇒ 我们对这个问题得标本兼治。 (Wǒmen duì zhège wèntí děi biāoběn jiān zhì.) We need to tackle both the cause and effect of this problem.