根
gēn
root
basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:條|条[tiao2]; radical (chemistry)
这棵树的根长得很深。
zhè kē shù de gēn zhǎng de hěn shēn。
the roots of this tree grow very deep.
他从口袋里拿出一根筷子。
tā cóng kǒudài lǐ ná chū yī gēn kuàizi。
he took one chopstick out of his pocket.
Words with 根
命根
mìng gēn
lifeblood
落地生根
luò dì shēng gēn
air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum)
根本
gēn běn
fundamental
事实根据
shì shí gēn jù
factual basis
根深蒂固
gēn shēn dì gù
deep-rooted (problem etc)
耳根
ěr gēn
base of the ear
追根究底
zhuī gēn jiū dǐ
to get to the heart of the matter
摩根士丹利
mó gēn shì dān lì
Morgan Stanley (financial services company)
压根
yà gēn
(mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply
盘根错节
pán gēn cuò jié
twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
扎根
zhā gēn
to take root
刨根问底
páo gēn wèn dǐ
to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth