根

Meaning(measure word, noun)

root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; radical (chemistry)

Measure word for long thin things: rope, bananas, hairs.

Measure words: 条

Examples

• 给我一根筷子。

  gěi wǒ yì gēn kuài zi.

  Give me a chopstick.

• 这棵树的根很深。

  zhè kē shù de gēn hěn shēn.

  This tree's roots are very deep.

• 他一天要抽十根烟。

  tā yì tiān yào chōu shí gēn yān.

  He smokes ten cigarettes a day.

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