Adv.root; basic; fundamental

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Character Breakdown

根本 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 根本 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 根本 with other words naturally.
Verb + Objectwith改变
gǎi
biàn
gēn
běn
neutral
change fundamentally
Adverb + Verbwith
gēn
běn
neutral
not at all
Adjective + Nounwith原因
gēn
běn
yuán
yīn
neutral
root cause
Idiomwith从...上看
cóng
gēn
běn
shàng
kàn
formalWritten
fundamentally speaking

Example Sentences with 根本

gēn
běn
zhī
dào
zhè
jiàn
shì
I don't know about this matter at all.
chū
de
jiàn
gēn
běn
méi
yǒu
kǎo
dào
shí
qíng
kuàng
The suggestion he put forward fundamentally failed to consider the actual situation.
zhè
ge
xiàng
gēn
běn
biāo
shì
shén
me
néng
xiáng
chǎn
shù
xià
ma
What is the fundamental objective of this project? Could you elaborate on it in detail?
zhè
ge
wèn
gēn
běn
yuán
yīn
zài
gōu
tōng
The root cause of this problem lies in insufficient communication.
cóng
gēn
běn
shàng
jiǎng
guó
jiā
de
fán
róng
jué
jiào
de
wán
shàn
Fundamentally speaking, a nation's prosperity depends on the soundness of its education system.
gēn
běn
méi
xiǎng
dào
huì
zài
chāo
shì
dào
duō
nián
jiàn
de
lǎo
tóng
xué
I never expected to run into an old classmate I hadn't seen for years at the supermarket.
cóng
gēn
běn
shàng
shuō
men
yào
gǎi
biàn
wéi
fāng
shì
cái
néng
jiě
jué
zhè
ge
nán
Fundamentally speaking, we need to change our way of thinking to solve this difficult problem.
zhè
jǐn
shì
shù
wèn
gèng
shì
gēn
běn
xìng
de
zhàn
lüè
jué
This is not merely a technical issue, but a fundamental strategic decision.