gen1
ben3
  1. fundamental
  2. basic
  3. root
  4. simply
  5. absolutely (not)
  6. (not) at all
  7. CL:個|个[ge4]

Characters

  • 根 (根): root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:條|条[tiao2]; radical (chemistry)
  • 本 (本): (bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

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Examples

我根本不累。

很可能等待着我们的幸福根本不是我们要的那种幸福。

他说的话根本毫无意义。

他發現根本不可能徒步走到那裏。

根本不可能買到這麼貴的車子。

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