根本 (gēn běn) — fundamental; absolutely (not); basic; root; simply; (not) at all

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根 (gēn) — root, basis, foundation

本 (běn) — root, origin, source; basis

Words with Same Characters

哥本哈根 (Gē běn hā gēn) — Copenhagen or København, capital of Denmark

根本法 (gēn běn fǎ) — fundamental law

本子 (běn zi) — notebook

根据 (gēn jù) — according to

笔记本 (bǐ jì běn) — notebook (stationery) (CL:本)

课本 (kè běn) — textbook

本来 (běn lái) — originally

基本 (jī běn) — basic

基本上 (jī běn shang) — basically

本科 (běn kē) — undergraduate course

根 (gēn) — root

本地 (běn dì) — local

本人 (běn rén) — I; me; myself

本质 (běn zhì) — essence

成本 (chéng běn) — (manufacturing, production etc) costs

Synonyms

本质 (běn zhì) — essence; nature; innate character

根源 (gēn yuán) — origin; root (cause)

基础 (jī chǔ) — base; foundation; basis; basic; fundamental

核心 (hé xīn) — core; nucleus

彻底 (chè dǐ) — thorough; thoroughly; complete

Antonyms

表面 (biǎo miàn) — surface; face; outside

枝节 (zhī jié) — branches and knots; fig. side issue; minor peripheral problem

Part of speech: adjective, adverb, nounExample Sentences

他根本不在乎。 — He doesn't care at all.

我根本就没听说过。 — I've never heard of it at all.

这个方法根本解决不了问题。 — This method can't solve the problem at all.

教育是社会发展的根本动力。 — Education is the fundamental driving force of social development.

他说的那些话根本就是在骗人，你不要轻易相信他。 — What he said was all lies; you shouldn't easily believe him.