Question 1

How do you pronounce 根本?

Accepted Answer

根本 is pronounced "gēnběn" in Mandarin Chinese. Click the audio icon to hear the native pronunciation. The word is classified as HSK 5 level vocabulary.

Question 2

What does 根本 mean?

Accepted Answer

根本 (gēnběn) means: n. 事物的根源或最重要的部分, foundation, base; adj. 主要的, 重要的, basic, fundamental, essential; adv. 本来，从头到尾（多用于否定式）, at all, simply (mostly used in a negative form).

Question 3

How do you write 根本 in Chinese?

Accepted Answer

根本 is written with 2 characters. View the stroke order animation above to learn the correct way to write each character. The traditional form is 根本.

Question 4

What are example sentences using 根本?

Accepted Answer

See the examples section above for multiple sentences using 根本 in context, with pinyin pronunciation and translations in your selected language. Each example includes audio pronunciation to help you learn proper usage.

Traditional:

Zhuyin:

词汇关系

词汇关系

例句

Character relationships for 根本 (gēnběn)

Related words by character connection

开始对话

关联内容

Traditional:

Zhuyin:

词汇关系

词汇关系

例句

Related words by character connection

根据HSK 3

归根到底HSK 7-9

斩草除根HSK 7-9

根基HSK 7-9

根治HSK 7-9

根深蒂固HSK 7-9

根源HSK 7-9

开始对话