根本 meaning and pronunciation

根本
Simplified/traditional word

根本 English definition

gēn běn
  • fundamental
  • basic
  • root
  • simply
  • absolutely (not)
  • (not) at all
  • CL:个

HSK level

Characters

  • 根 (gēn): root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:條|条[tiao2]; radical (chemistry);
  • 本 (běn): roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc; originally;