根本
Meaning
gēnběn gen1 ben3
Example sentences
- The fact is that he didn't even take the exam.
Words sharing a character
- 根据 gēnjù according to
- 根源 gēnyuán origin
- 扎根 zhāgēn to take root
- 根基 gēnjī foundation
- 根治 gēnzhì to bring under permanent control
- 归根到底 guīgēndàodǐ after all
- 根深蒂固 gēnshēndìgù deep-rooted (problem etc)
- 斩草除根 zhǎncǎochúgēn to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
- 本来 běnlái original
- 基本 jīběn basic