根

根 gēn in a sentence

Root (basis)

Full dictionary entry HSK 5 30 sentences

根 (gēn) means Root (basis). Below are 24 of the 30 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

这棵树的 根 很深。

Zhè kē shù de gēn hěn shēn.

The roots of this tree go deep.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 根

请给我一 根 筷子。

Qǐng gěi wǒ yì gēn kuàizi.

Please give me a chopstick.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 根

这 根 管子坏了。

Zhè gēn guǎnzi huài le.

This pipe is broken.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 管子

这 根 绳子不够长。

Zhè gēn shéngzi bú gòu cháng.

This rope is not long enough.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 绳子

小狗在啃一 根 骨头。

Xiǎo gǒu zài kěn yì gēn gǔtou.

The puppy is gnawing on a bone.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 啃

我 根 本不知道这件事。

Wǒ gēnběn bù zhīdào zhè jiàn shì.

I knew nothing at all about this.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 根本

这是问题的 根 本原因。

Zhè shì wèntí de gēnběn yuányīn.

This is the fundamental cause of the problem.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 根本

早饭他吃了一 根 香肠。

Zǎofàn tā chī le yì gēn xiāngcháng.

He had a sausage for breakfast.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 香肠

他手里拿着一 根 棍棒。

Tā shǒu lǐ názhe yì gēn gùnbàng.

He held a stick in his hand.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 棍棒

这把琴的弦断了一 根 。

Zhè bǎ qín de xián duàn le yì gēn.

One of the strings on this instrument has broken.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 弦

信誉是做生意的 根 本。

Xìnyù shì zuò shēngyi de gēnběn.

Reputation is the foundation of doing business.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 信誉

我们要找出问题的 根 源。

Wǒmen yào zhǎochū wèntí de gēnyuán.

We must find the root of the problem.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 根源

宪法是国家的 根 本大法。

Xiànfǎ shì guójiā de gēnběn dàfǎ.

The constitution is the fundamental law of the state.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 宪法

解决问题要从 根 源着手。

Jiějué wèntí yào cóng gēnyuán zhuóshǒu.

To solve a problem one must start from its root.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 着手

这种观念在当地 根 深蒂固。

Zhè zhǒng guānniàn zài dāngdì gēn shēn dì gù.

This idea is deeply rooted in the locality.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 根深蒂固

生日蛋糕上插着六 根 蜡烛。

Shēngrì dàngāo shang chāzhe liù gēn làzhú.

Six candles are stuck in the birthday cake.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 蜡烛

不要散布没有 根 据的消息。

Bú yào sànbù méiyǒu gēnjù de xiāoxi.

Do not spread unfounded news.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 散布

不要相信没有 根 据的谣言。

Bú yào xiāngxìn méiyǒu gēnjù de yáoyán.

Do not believe unfounded rumours.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 谣言

政策要 根 据实际情况调整。

Zhèngcè yào gēnjù shíjì qíngkuàng tiáozhěng.

Policy must be adjusted to actual conditions.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 政策

几 根 柱子支撑着整个屋顶。

Jǐ gēn zhùzi zhīchēngzhe zhěnggè wūdǐng.

A few pillars support the whole roof.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 支撑

根 据地图,前面就是火车站。

Gēnjù dìtú, qiánmiàn jiù shì huǒchēzhàn.

According to the map, the train station is just ahead.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 根据

贫困是许多社会问题的 根 源。

Pínkùn shì xǔduō shèhuì wèntí de gēnyuán.

Poverty is the root of many social problems.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 根源

归 根 到底,还是准备得不够。

Guī gēn dào dǐ, háishi zhǔnbèi de bú gòu.

In the final analysis, the preparation simply was not enough.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 归根到底

坏习惯一旦 根 深蒂固就很难改。

Huài xíguàn yídàn gēn shēn dì gù jiù hěn nán gǎi.

Once a bad habit is deeply ingrained it is hard to change.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 根深蒂固

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根 appears in 30 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.

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How is 根 used in a sentence?

This page shows 30 sentences using 根 (gēn, "Root (basis)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.

Why do some sentences show 根 inside a longer word?

Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 根 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.

Is 根 an HSK word?

Yes — 根 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

Where can I see the full entry for 根?

The dictionary page for 根 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.

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