根本 gēn běn ㄍㄣ ㄅㄣˇ gan1 bun2 HSK 3 高階級 · Level 4
- fundamental
- basic
- root
- simply
- absolutely (not)
- (not) at all
- CL: 个 個 gè ㄍㄜˋ
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根
- 扎根 zhā gēn ㄓㄚ ㄍㄣ zaat3 gan1 to take root
- 根基 gēn jī ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧ gan1 gei1 foundation
- 根据 根據 gēn jù ㄍㄣ ㄐㄩˋ gan1 geoi3 according to
- 根治 gēn zhì ㄍㄣ ㄓˋ gan1 zi6 to bring under permanent control
- 根源 gēn yuán ㄍㄣ ㄩㄢˊ gan1 jyun4 origin
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- 斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄓㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
- 根深蒂固 gēn shēn dì gù ㄍㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄉㄧˋ ㄍㄨˋ gan1 sam1 dai3 gu3 deep-rooted (problem etc)
- 归根到底 歸根到底 guī gēn dào dǐ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ gwai1 gan1 dou3 dai2 after all
- 侧根 側根 cè gēn ㄘㄜˋ ㄍㄣ zak1 gan1 lateral root (botany)
- 刨根 páo gēn ㄆㄠˊ ㄍㄣ paau4 gan1 lit. to dig up the root
- 去根 qù gēn ㄑㄩˋ ㄍㄣ heoi3 gan1 to cure completely
- 吐根 tǔ gēn ㄊㄨˇ ㄍㄣ tou3 gan1 ipecac
- 呆根 dāi gēn ㄉㄞ ㄍㄣ ngoi4 gan1 (literary) idiot
- 命根 mìng gēn ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄣ meng6 gan1 lifeblood
- 城根 chéng gēn ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄣ sing4 gan1 sections of a city close to the city wall
- 培根 péi gēn ㄆㄟˊ ㄍㄣ pui4 gan1 (loanword) bacon
- 块根 塊根 kuài gēn ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄣ faai3 gan1 root tuber
- 压根 壓根 yà gēn ㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄣ aat3 gan1 (mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply
- 字根 zì gēn ㄗˋ ㄍㄣ zi6 gan1 component of a Chinese character
- 存根 cún gēn ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄍㄣ cyun4 gan1 stub
本
- 剧本 劇本 jù běn ㄐㄩˋ ㄅㄣˇ kek6 bun2 script; screenplay; scenario; libretto
- 原本 yuán běn ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄣˇ jyun4 bun2 originally
- 基本 jī běn ㄐㄧ ㄅㄣˇ gei1 bun2 basic
- 影本 yǐng běn ㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄣˇ jing2 bun2 copy (of a document)
- 成本 chéng běn ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄣˇ sing4 bun2 (manufacturing, production etc) costs
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- 日本 Rì běn ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ jat6 bun2 Japan
- 书本 書本 shū běn ㄕㄨ ㄅㄣˇ syu1 bun2 book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
- 本事 běn shì ㄅㄣˇ ㄕˋ bun2 si6 source material
- 本事 běn shi ㄅㄣˇ ˙ㄕ bun2 si6 ability
- 本人 běn rén ㄅㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ bun2 jan4 I; me; myself
- 本位 běn wèi ㄅㄣˇ ㄨㄟˋ bun2 wai6 (economics) standard; benchmark (as in 金本位 "gold standard")
- 本来 本來 běn lái ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ bun2 loi4 original
- 本分 běn fèn ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄣˋ bun2 fan6 (to play) one's part
- 本土 běn tǔ ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄨˇ bun2 tou2 one's native country
- 本地 běn dì ㄅㄣˇ ㄉㄧˋ bun2 dei6 local
- 本子 běn zi ㄅㄣˇ ˙ㄗ bun2 zi2 book
- 本性 běn xìng ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ bun2 sing3 natural instincts
- 本意 běn yì ㄅㄣˇ ㄧˋ bun2 ji3 original idea
- 本期 běn qī ㄅㄣˇ ㄑㄧ bun2 kei4 the current period
- 本科 běn kē ㄅㄣˇ ㄎㄜ bun2 fo1 undergraduate course
Idioms with these characters
- 耳根清净 耳根清淨 ěr gēn qīng jìng ㄦˇ ㄍㄣ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ji5 gan1 cing1 zing6 lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom)
- 根深叶茂 根深葉茂 gēn shēn yè mào ㄍㄣ ㄕㄣ ㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄠˋ gan1 sam1 jip6 mau6 deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
- 归根究底 歸根究底 guī gēn jiū dǐ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ gwai1 gan1 gau3 dai2 (idiom) in the final analysis
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- 剪草除根 jiǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zin2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
- 究其根源 jiū qí gēn yuán ㄐㄧㄡ ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄣ ㄩㄢˊ gau3 kei4 gan1 jyun4 to trace something to its source (idiom)
- 落叶归根 落葉歸根 luò yè guī gēn ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ lok6 jip6 gwai1 gan1 lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
- 盘根错节 盤根錯節 pán gēn cuò jié ㄆㄢˊ ㄍㄣ ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ pun4 gan1 co3 zit3 twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
- 盘根究底 盤根究底 pán gēn jiū dǐ ㄆㄢˊ ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄡ ㄉㄧˇ pun4 gan1 gau3 dai2 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 盘根问底 盤根問底 pán gēn wèn dǐ ㄆㄢˊ ㄍㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˇ pun4 gan1 man6 dai2 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 刨根问底 刨根問底 páo gēn wèn dǐ ㄆㄠˊ ㄍㄣ ㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧˇ paau4 gan1 man6 dai2 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
- 报本反始 報本反始 bào běn fǎn shǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄕˇ bou3 bun2 faan2 ci2 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
- 本来面目 本來面目 běn lái miàn mù ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ bun2 loi4 min6 muk6 (idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
- 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
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- 本性难移 本性難移 běn xìng nán yí ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
- 变本加厉 變本加厲 biàn běn jiā lì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ bin3 bun2 gaa1 lai6 lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)
- 慈悲为本 慈悲為本 cí bēi wéi běn ㄘˊ ㄅㄟ ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄣˇ ci4 bei1 wai4 bun2 mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
- 看家本领 看家本領 kān jiā běn lǐng ㄎㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ hon3 gaa1 bun2 ling5 (idiom) one's forte
- 舍本逐末 捨本逐末 shě běn zhú mò ㄕㄜˇ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄛˋ se2 bun2 zuk6 mut6 to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
- 血本无归 血本無歸 xuè běn wú guī ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄟ hyut3 bun2 mou4 gwai1 (idiom) to lose everything one invested; to lose one's shirt
- 一本万利 一本萬利 yī běn wàn lì ㄧ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ jat1 bun2 maan6 lei6 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
Example sentences
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我 根本 不 累 。
I'm not tired at all.
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我 根本 不 信 。
I don't believe it at all.
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它 根本 不是 梦 夢 。
It's not a dream at all.
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汤姆 湯姆 根本 不 高兴 高興 。
Tom isn't happy at all.
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你 根本 没有 沒有 注意 。
You're not even paying attention.
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