( 字 ) foundations pl ⇒ 建筑物的根基 jiànzhùwù de gēnjī → the foundations of the building
根子
( 字 ) root
根底
( 基础 ) grounding ⇒ 他数学根底不错。 Tā shùxué gēndǐ bùcuò. → He has a good grounding in maths.
根据
according to
根本
root
根治
bring ... to an end ( pt , pp brought )
根源
cause
根由
cause
根究
get to the bottom of
根绝
eradicate
根除
eliminate
祸根
root of the trouble
劣根性
inherent flaw
压根儿
at all ⇒ 我压根儿就没见过这样的事。 Wǒ yàgēnr jiù méi jiànguo zhèyàng de shì. → I've never seen anything like it.
命根子
lifeblood ⇒ 经理说,顾客就是我们的命根子。 Jīnglǐ shuō, gùkè jiùshì wǒmen de mìnggēnzi. → The manager says that the customers are our lifeblood. ⇒ 这孩子是全家人的命根子。 Zhè háizi shì quánjiārén de mìnggēnzi. → This child is the very life of the family.
刨根问底
get to the root of things
叶落归根
return to one's roots
归根结底
in the final analysis
斩草除根
destroy root and branch
根深蒂固
deep-rooted
盘根究底
get to the heart of the matter
盘根错节
knotty
知根知底
know ... through and through ⇒ 对于他我是知根知底的。 Duìyú tā wǒ shì zhī gēn zhī dǐ de. → I know him through and through.
落叶归根
return to one's roots
English translation of '根'
根
(gēn)
名
(指植物) root
(= 子孙) offspring
(指物体) base
(= 本原) origin
⇒ 祸根 (huògēn) the root of the problem
(= 依据) grounds pl
⇒ 无根之谈 (wúgēn zhī tán) groundless claims
副
thoroughly
⇒ 根除 (gēnchú) root ... out
量
⇒ 一根绳子 (yī gēn shéngzi) a rope
⇒ 几根稻草 (jǐ gēn dàocǎo) some pieces of straw
⇒ 一根头发 (yī gēn tóufa) a hair
measure word, used for long thin objects, body parts and plants