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根

gēn

root

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Meanings

gēn

  1. root
  2. basis
  3. classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
  4. radical (chemistry)

Measure word: 条 tiáo

In sentences

X光guāng片piàn显示xiǎn shì两liǎng根gēn手指shǒu zhǐ断duàn了le。The X-ray showed two broken fingers. #816542

我们wǒ men上课shàng kè时shí学xué了le九jiǔ的de根gēn是shì三sān。We learned at school that the square root of nine is three. #835837

这zhè根gēn湿shī掉diào的de火柴huǒ chái点diǎn不bù出chū火huǒ的de。This damp match won't light. #839212

你nǐ介意jiè yì我wǒ抽chōu根gēn烟yān吗ma?Do you mind if I smoke a cigarette? #11508783

我wǒ弄nòng断duàn了le我wǒ吉他jí tā的de一yī根gēn弦xián。I broke a string on my guitar. #392250

他tā停下来tíng xià lái抽chōu根gēn烟yān。He paused to have a cigarette. #335115

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