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 gēn běn fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL:個|个[ge4]
 gēn yuán origin / root (cause)
 běn root / stem / origin / source / this / the current / original / inherent / originally / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
 gēn root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiao2] / radical (chemistry)
 gēn dǐ foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause
 cí gēn (linguistics) root
 fāng gēn (math.) root (as in "fourth root (∜)", 4次方根[si4 ci4 fang1 gen1])
 yuán root / source / origin
 dǐ foundation / root
 yuán yīn cause / origin / root cause / reason / CL:個|个[ge4]
 zhī bù branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party
 pěng chǎng to cheer on (originally esp. as paid stooge) / to root for sb / to sing sb's praises / to flatter
 biāo běn specimen / sample / the root cause and symptoms of a disease
 xià tǐ lower body / euphemism for genitals / root and stem of plants
 zhù zhèn to cheer / to root for
 gēn běn yuán yīn root cause
 chǎn chú to root out / to eradicate / to sweep away / to abolish
 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom) / to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely
 gēn mù lù root directory
 gān cǎo licorice root
 zhā gēn to take root
 sǎo dàng to root out / to wipe out
 fáng fēng to protect from wind / fangfeng (Saposhnikovia divaricata), its root used in TCM
 zhì běn to take radical measures / to get to the root (of a problem etc)
 huáng qí huangqi / milk vetch root (used in TCM) / Astragalus membranaceus or Astragalus mongholicus
 gēn xì root system
 lián ǒu lotus root
 chú gēn to root out / to eliminate the roots / to cure once and for all
 zhì biāo to treat only the symptoms but not the root cause
 zhí gēn to take root / to establish a base
 huò gēn root of the trouble / cause of the ruin
 yá gēn root of tooth
 bái zhǐ Dahurian angelica (Angelica dahurica) / root of Dahurian angelica (used in TCM)
 dǎng shēn poor man's ginseng (Codonopsis pilosula) / codonopsis root (used in TCM)
 mù xiāng costus root (medicinal herb) / aucklandia / Saussurea costus / Dolomiaea souliei
 bǎn lán gēn indigo woad root / root of Isatis tinctoria (used in TCM)
 zì gēn character root / word root / etymon
 chái hú Chinese thorowax (Bupleurum chinense) / root of Chinese thorowax (used in TCM)
 bìng gēn an incompletely cured illness / an old complaint / the root cause of trouble
 kāi fāng (medicine) to write out a prescription / (math.) to extract a root from a given quantity
 hé shǒu wū Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum) / fleeceflower root
 bái sháo root of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora), used in TCM
 shé gēn back of tongue / tongue root / dorsal
 bái tóu wēng root of Chinese pulsatilla / Chinese bulbul
 dān pí the root bark of the peony tree
 gēn yóu the whys and the wherefores / the detailed story / root cause
 zǐ cǎo red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon) / flowering plant whose roots provide purple dye / arnebia (plant genus in family Boraginaceae)
 cì wǔ jiā manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM
 chú bào ān liáng to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom) / to rob the rich and give to the poor
 xuán shēn Ningpo figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis) / root of Ningpo figwort (used in TCM)
 shě běn zhú mò to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom) / to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
 shā shēn ladybell root (Radix adenophorae)
 píng fāng gēn square root
 gēn shì surd (math.) / algebraic expression involving a square root or other irrationality
 kuài gēn root tuber / tuberous root
 chú qiáng fú ruò to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom) / to rob the rich and give to the poor
 páo gēn lit. to dig up the root / to get to the heart of (the matter)
 qì gēn aerial root (botany)
 cè gēn lateral root (botany)
 ǒu root of lotus
 zhǐ angelica (type of iris) / plant root used in TCM
 fú Pachyma cocos / china root
 dōu root and lower stem of certain plants / classifier for pieces and clumps
 běn mò dào zhì lit. to invert root and branch (idiom) / fig. confusing cause and effect / to stress the incidental over the fundamental / to put the cart before the horse
 jiǎn cǎo chú gēn lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom) / fig. to destroy root and branch / to eradicate
 zhí dǎo Huáng Lóng lit. to directly attack Huanglong / fig. to directly combat the root of a problem
 shā shì sarsaparilla / root beer / SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) (loanword)
齿 chǐ gēn root of tooth
 lì fāng gēn cube root (math.)
 běn gù zhī róng when the root is firm, the branches flourish
 cí zhuì bō chú affix stripping / to determine the root of a word by removing prefix and suffix
 dān wèi gēn (math.) root of unity
 èr chóng gēn a double root of an equation
 shēn shǔ Dioscorea alata (Kinampay or aromatic purple yam, a sweet root crop)
 kuài jūn truffle (edible root fungus)
宿 sù gēn perennial root (botany)
 shí gēn real root (of a polynomial)
 Chuān dǎng Sichuan codonopsis (Codonopsis pilosula, root used in TCM)
 Chuān dǎng shēn Sichuan codonopsis (Codonopsis pilosula, root used in TCM)
 bā jǐ morinda root (Morinda officinalis), plant used in Chinese medicine
 xī obscure variant of 悉[xi1] / Achyranthes bidentata, a root used in Chinese medicine, equivalent to 牛膝[niu2 xi1]
 zhī gēn branching root / rootlet
 gēn zhuàng jīng rhizome (biol.) / root stock
 gēn yīn root of chord
 zhí gēn yú to be rooted to / to take root in
 yè gēn the root cause (of evil) / bane (Buddhism)
 zhì biāo bù zhì běn to treat the symptoms but not the root cause
 hǎi dǐ lún muladhara, the root or Saturn chakra, residing in the coccyx
 bái liǎn Ampelopsis japonica (creeper with root used in TCM)
 zhí gēn taproot (main root growing vertically down)
 ròu zhì gēn succulent root (botany)
 wàn è zhī yuán the root of all evil
 liàn Ampelopsis japonica (creeper with root used in TCM) / same as 白蘞|白蔹[bai2 lian3]
 zhuó chuáng to lie down on a bed / (physiology) implantation (attachment of a blastocyst to the lining of the uterus) / (of an oyster larva) to attach to a substrate / (fig.) to take root / to become established
 gé fěn starch of pueraria root / arrowroot flour
 gǎo běn Ligusticum levisticum (Chinese lovage root) / ligusticum root
 dòu shǔ yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus), a vine with sweet edible root
 tān lán shì wàn è zhī yuán Greed is the root of all evil.
 qián shì wàn è zhī yuán Money is the root of all evil.
 kāi sān cì fāng (math.) to extract a cube root
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