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本

Fundamental in Chinese: 根本 (gēn běn)

gēn běn

fundamental

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1fundamental
  2. 2basic
  3. 3root
  4. 4simply
  5. 5absolutely (not)
  6. 6(not) at all

Stroke order

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根
本

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄣ

gēn

ㄍ/ gㄣ/ en—/ first tone

ㄅㄣˇ

běn

ㄅ/ bㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 我根本不累。

    wǒ gēn běn bú lèi。

    I'm not tired at all.

  • 我根本不信。

    wǒ gēn běn bú xìn。

    I don't believe it at all.

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Related words

本

běn

root

根

gēn

root

根据

gēn jù

according to

本来

běn lái

original

本科

běn kē

undergraduate course

本领

běn lǐng

skill

本质

běn zhì

essence

基本

jī běn

basic

本子

běn zi

book

课本

kè běn

textbook

本事

běn shì

source material

本人

běn rén

I

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