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根本

gēnběn

fundamental

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Meaning of 根本 in English

gēnběnHSK 5noun, adjective, adverbSyllabus #2404
  1. fundamental
  2. basic
  3. root
  4. simply
  5. absolutely (not)
  6. (not) at all

Measure word: 个

Example sentences

  1. 我根本不喜歡我的頭髮。
    wǒ gēn běn bù xǐ huān wǒ de tóu fà。
    I don't like my hair at all.
    Tatoeba #6059527 by verdastelo9604 · #1579484 by fanty · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 他说的话根本毫无意义。
    tā shuō de huà gēn běn háo wú yì yì。
    What he says makes no sense at all.
    Tatoeba #335127 by fucongcong · #282910 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 他说的话根本毫无意义。
    tā shuō de huà gēn běn háo wú yì yì。
    The things he says are entirely inconsequential.
    Tatoeba #335127 by fucongcong · #995249 by NickC · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

根 on its own →
gēn · classifier for long slender objects, e.g

HSK words with 根

根据HSK 3根HSK 5根基HSK 7–9根源HSK 7–9根治HSK 7–9扎根HSK 7–9根深蒂固HSK 7–9归根到底HSK 7–9
本 on its own →
běn · classifier for books, periodicals, files

HSK words with 本

本HSK 1本子HSK 2课本HSK 3笔记本HSK 3本科HSK 4本来HSK 4基本HSK 4基本上HSK 4本地HSK 5本领HSK 5

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences