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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

根本 [gēnběn]
  1. 1. noun root
  2. 2. adjective fundamental
  3. 3. adverb [完全] at all
    根本没人告诉我。
    Nobody told me at all.
  4. 4. adverb [彻底] thoroughly
    根本转变态度
    completely change one's attitude

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

根本 [gēnběn]
  1. 1. foundation; base
    千头万绪抓根本
    Faced with a great variety of problems, one must concentrate on what is of basic importance.
  2. 2. basic; fundamental; essential; cardinal
    根本原因
    basic reason; root cause
    根本原则
    cardinal principle
    一件带根本性的大事
    a major measure of fundamental importance
  3. 3. (usually used in the negative) at all; simply; radical
    根本就不赞成你的主张。
    I don't agree with you at all.
  4. 4. radically; thoroughly; ultimately
    问题已经得到根本解决。
    The problem has been settled once and for all.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

根本 [gēnběn]
  1. 1. 事物的根源、基础或最主要的部分
    治国的根本
  2. 2. 重要的;起决定作用的
    根本大计
    根本的原因
  3. 3. 始终;从来(多用于否定)
    根本不知道这件事
    以往根本没发生过这种现象
  4. 4. 彻底;完全
    根本改变态度
    这种态度让人根本无法忍受

Examples

根本上说
essentially; in essence
对立统一规律是宇宙的根本规律。
The law of the unity of opposites is the fundamental law of the universe.
根本原因
basic reason; root cause
根本就不赞成你的主张。
I don't agree with you at all.
我们应该是老老实实地办事;在世界上要办成几件事,没有老实态度是根本不行的。
We should do things honestly, for without an honest attitude it is absolutely impossible to accomplish anything in this world.
那个根本谈不到。
That's out of the question.
要他领导这班人,根本玩儿不转。
He's not up to the task of leading such a group.

Collocations

根本
basically
问题的根本
the base of the problem
农业的根本
the fundamental issue of agriculture
根本入手
to start from the root of the issue
根本
the ultimate…
根本问题
the fundamental issue
根本利益
essential interests
根本没说
to not say something at all
根本没想到
to never think of something at all
根本不会
to never happen at all
根本解决
to finally resolve something
根本结束
to completely finish something

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