root; basic; fundamental (adv.)
HSK 5
Traditional
根本 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他们没有根本的解决问题的意愿。 tāmen méiyǒu gēnběn de jiějué wèntí de yìyuàn - They lack the fundamental desire to solve the problem.
她根本不相信他的话。 tā gēnběn bù xiāngxìn tā de huà - She doesn't believe his words at all.
这个计划根本行不通。 zhège jìhuà gēnběn xíng bùtōng - This plan is fundamentally unworkable.
要解决这个问题，我们必须从根本上入手。 yào jiějué zhège wèntí, wǒmen bìxū cóng gēnběn shàng rùshǒu - To solve this problem, we must start from the fundamental level.
她根本没有提前准备。 tā gēnběn méiyǒu tíqián zhǔnbèi - She didn't prepare at all beforehand.
Characters
本 běn - root; [measure word for books] | HSK 1
根 gēn - root; descendants; completely; [measure word for long, slender objects] | HSK 5