Chinese word dictionary

根深叶茂

gēn shēn yè mào · deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom); (fig.) well established and growing strongly

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Word information

Simplified根深叶茂

Traditional根深葉茂

Pinyingēn shēn yè mào

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

根gēn

root, basis, foundation

深shēn

deep, profound; depth

叶yè

leaf, page; surname

茂mào

thick, lush, dense; talented

How to learn 根深叶茂

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根据gēnjù

according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4]

茶叶cháyè

tea; tea leaves; CL:盒[he2],罐[guan4],包[bao1],片[pian4]

深shēn

(lit. and fig.) deep; old variant of 深[shen1]

叶子yèzi

leaf (CL:片[pian4]); (slang) marijuana

根gēn

root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:條|条[tiao2]; radical (chemistry)

根本gēnběn

fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:個|个[ge4]