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Usage note

表示植物的地下部分,也表示本。

gēn biǎo shì zhí wù de dì xià bù fen, yě biǎo shì gēn běn。

根 means a plant's underground part and can also mean root or basis.

Context note

常用于植物、原因和基础。

gēn cháng yòng yú zhí wù 、 yuán yīn hé jī chǔ。

It is often used with plants, reasons, and foundations.

5 examples

很长。
shù gēn hěn cháng。
The tree roots are long.
问题的在这里。
wèn tí de gēn zài zhè lǐ。
The root of the problem is here.
这棵植物的很强壮。
zhè kē zhí wù de gēn hěn qiáng zhuàng。
This plant's roots are strong.
我们要找到本原因。
wǒ men yào zhǎo dào gēn běn yuán yīn。
We need to find the root cause.
他学会了词
tā xué huì le cí gēn。
He learned about word roots.

5 mini stories

扎得很深。
shù gēn zhā dé hěn shēn。
The roots went deep into the ground.
老师说,找本原因最重要。
lǎo shī shuō, zhǎo gēn běn yuán yīn zuì zhòng yào。
The teacher said finding the root cause is most important.
这棵树的保护着土壤。
zhè kē shù de gēn bǎo hù zhe tǔ rǎng。
The tree roots protect the soil.
他先看问题的在哪里。
tā xiān kàn wèn tí de gēn zài nǎ lǐ。
He first looked for the root of the problem.
稳了,树才长得好。
gēn wěn le, shù cái cháng dé hǎo。
If the roots are strong, the tree can grow well.

Mini dialogue

种花

A
这朵花的好长啊!
Zhè duǒ huā de gēn hǎo cháng a!
The roots of this flower are so long!
B
是的,能帮助植物吸收水分。
Shì de, gēn néng bāngzhù zhíwù xīshōu shuǐfèn.
Yes, roots help plants absorb water.

吃萝卜

A
我们吃的是萝卜的吗?
Wǒmen chī de shì luóbo de gēn ma?
Are we eating the root of the radish?
B
没错,胡萝卜也是植物的
Méi cuò, húluóbo yě shì zhíwù de gēn.
That's right, carrots are also plant roots.

Related words and contrasts

related
树根
shù gēn
tree root

根 is the general word for root; 树根 specifically means tree root.

related
根源
gēn yuán
source, origin

根源 extends the meaning of 根 to the source or origin of something.

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