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fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
according to / based on / basis / foundation / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
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  *根* | 根* | *根
root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL: 條|条 / radical (chemistry)
HSK 4
origin / root (cause)
HSK 7-9
deep-rooted (problem etc)
HSK 7-9
foundation
HSK 7-9
after all / in the final analysis / ultimately
HSK 7-9
to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely
HSK 7-9
to bring under permanent control / to effect a radical cure
HSK 7-9
to take root
HSK 7-9
air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum) / to put down roots
Genhe, county-level city, Mongolian Gegeen-gol xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
Bergen
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English Renaissance philosopher and early scientist
(linguistics) root
indigo woad root / root of Isatis tinctoria (used in TCM)
(loanword) bacon
root system
tuber of the kudzu vine (Pueraria lobata), used in Chinese medicine
to take root / to establish a base
Guggenheim (name)
Argentina
to seek one's roots / to get to the bottom of a matter
to eradicate
(math.) a radical; a radical expression
in the final analysis / ultimately
(mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply
Morgan Freeman, American actor
negative ion / acid radical
Michigan, US state
chameleon plant; fish mint (Houttuynia cordata), esp. its edible rhizome
component of a Chinese character / (linguistics) word root; etymon
radical sign √ (math.)
tree roots
to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
back of tongue / tongue root / dorsal
Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by 張揚|张扬, starring 趙本山|赵本山
lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom) / fig. all things go back to their source eventually / in old age, an expatriate returns home
Morgan (name)
root of tooth
base of the ear / ear / (Buddhism) sense of hearing
to trace sth back to its source / to get to the bottom of sth
(finance) money supply
grass roots (lit. and fig.)
to pull up by the roots / to uproot
(botany) rhizome
an incompletely cured illness / an old complaint / the root cause of trouble
to take root
(math.) root (as in "fourth root (∜)", 4次方根)
root of the trouble / cause of the ruin
Copenhagen or København, capital of Denmark
reed rhizome (used in TCM)
foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause
fibrous root
Häagen-Dazs
foot of a wall
hydroxide radical (-OH)
twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky / knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties
to eradicate
root tuber / tuberous root
lateral root (botany)
roots
stub
perennial root (botany)
deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom) / (fig.) well established and growing strongly
to return home (after a lifetime's absence) / to go back to one's roots
the whys and the wherefores / the detailed story / root cause
Genhe, county-level city, Mongolian Gegeen-gol xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
Morgan (name)
fundamental law / body of basic laws
to investigate (sth) thoroughly / to get to the bottom of
to get to the heart of the matter
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
Urgench, city in Uzbekistan
ultimately / in the final analysis / after all / when all is said and done
(attributive) vegan
to plant roots; to propagate from root cuttings
lifeblood / the thing that one cherishes most in life / (coll.) family jewels (male genitals)
a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home / In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
lit. to dig up the root / to get to the heart of (the matter)
lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch / to eradicate
sections of a city close to the city wall
aerial root (botany)
Thuringia (state in Germany)
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
Groningen, province and city in the Netherlands
the root cause (of evil) / bane (Buddhism)
real root (of a polynomial)
Jurgen (name)
the innermost depths of one's heart / (Buddhism) manas (the mind)
Hakone, city on the east coast of Japan southwest of Tokyo
penis
branching root / rootlet
to cure completely
at the base / at the root / (of a leg) just below the crutch
ipecac
root of chord
root of tooth
stubborn / inflexible / one-track minded

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