(gēn běn) - at all, fundamentally; fundamental, basic in Mandarin
gēnběnTraditional: 根本
HSK 4
#379 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
at all, fundamentally; fundamental, basic
Word origin
A compound of 跟 (gen) 'heel; root' and 本 (ben) 'root, base', the latter a 木 'tree' marked with a stroke at its base to indicate the root. Literally 'the root', hence 'fundamental; at all'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 跟 (gen, 'heel, root') + 本 (ben, 'root', 木 tree marked at the base)
Stroke order
根
本
Examples
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I didn't know at all.
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This is fundamentally not true.
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The fundamental issue is trust.
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I do not know him at all.
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This is simply impossible.
根本 (gēn běn) - at all, fundamentally; fundamental, basic.
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