Word information
Simplified刨根
Traditional刨根
Pinyinpáo gēn
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Chinese word dictionary
刨根
páo gēn · lit. to dig up the root; to get to the heart of (the matter)
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根据gēnjù
according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4]
根gēnroot; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:條|条[tiao2]; radical (chemistry)
根本gēnběnfundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:個|个[ge4]
根基gēnjīfoundation
根深蒂固gēnshēn-dìgùdeep-rooted (problem etc)
根源gēnyuánorigin; root (cause)