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根本
gēn běn
fundamental
HSK 5Legendary
What does 根本 mean?
根本 (pinyin: gēn běn) means fundamental. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 根本
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 根 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 本
The characters of 根本
| 根 | gēn | root (HSK 5) |
| 本 | běn | classifier for books (HSK 1) |
Related HSK 5 words
| 存在 | cún zài | to exist |
| 信息 | xìn xī | information |
| 重 | chóng | heavy; important |
| 目前 | mù qián | currently, at present |
| 整个 | zhěng gè | whole, entire |
| 控制 | kòng zhì | to control |
| 拍 | pāi | to clap; to take (a photo) |
| 同时 | tóng shí | at the same time |
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