gēn běn

HSK 3

根本 (gēn běn) is a Chinese word meaning “fundamental; basic; root”.

Meanings

  1. 1fundamental
  2. 2basic
  3. 3root
  4. 4simply
  5. 5absolutely (not)
  6. 6(not) at all
  7. 7CL:個|个[ge4]
Part of speech
adverb, adjective, noun

Characters in 根本

根gēn · root本běn · (bound form) root; stem

Related words

本(bound form) root; stem本来original根root根据according to日本Japan基本basic剧本script; screenplay; scenario; libretto本地local本人I; me; myself本身itself样本sample; specimen原本originally

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