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根本

gēn běnㄍㄣ ㄅㄣˇ

Sino-Vietnamese: CĂN BẢN

Traditional: 根本

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4

Meaning(adverb, noun, adjective)

fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all

As an adverb it usually goes with a negative: 根本不 / 根本没.

Measure words: 个

Examples

  • 我根本不认识他。

    wǒ gēn běn bú rèn shi tā.

    I don't know him at all.

  • 这个问题根本不难。

    zhè ge wèn tí gēn běn bù nán.

    This problem isn't hard at all.

  • 要从根本上解决问题。

    yào cóng gēn běn shàng jiě jué wèn tí.

    The problem must be solved at its root.

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Stroke order

CĂN · 10 strokes

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

BẢN · 5 strokes

root; stem; origin; source; this; the current; original; inherent; originally; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

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