根
Pinyin: gēn
root; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
Example sentence
我们上课时学了九的根是三。
Wǒmen shàngkè shí xué le jiǔ de gēn shì sān.
We learned at school that the square root of nine is three.
What 根 means
根 (gēn) is a Chinese word meaning “root; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings”. It appears in the HSK 5 collection.
More HSK 5 words
HSK 5
哎
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hey!
哎呀
āiyā
interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
唉
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alas; oh dear
爱护
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to cherish; to treasure; to take care of; to love and protect
安
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(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; to install; to fix; to fit
安全带
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seat belt; safety belt
安慰
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to comfort; to console
安装
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to install; to erect; to fix; to mount
暗
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dark; to turn dark; secret; hidden; (literary) confused; ignorant
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to stay up late or all night
把握
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to grasp (also fig.); assurance; to seize; to hold
白
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white; in vain; free of charge; (bound form) vernacular (e.g. 白話|白话[bai2 hua4])