根本

Pinyin: gēnběn

fundamental; basic; root; simply

🏮 Chinese HSK 5 nounadjectiveadverb

Example sentence

我根本不累。

Wǒ gēnběn bù lèi.

I'm not at all tired.

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What 根本 means

根本 (gēnběn) is a Chinese word meaning “fundamental; basic; root; simply”. It appears in the HSK 5 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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