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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
foundation
HSK 7-9
to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely
HSK 7-9
after all / in the final analysis / ultimately
HSK 7-9
to take root
HSK 7-9
to bring under permanent control / to effect a radical cure
HSK 7-9
deep-rooted (problem etc)
HSK 7-9
origin / root (cause)
HSK 7-9
Reagan (name) / Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), US president (1981-1989)
to seek one's roots / to get to the bottom of a matter
the whys and the wherefores / the detailed story / root cause
Argentina
Morgan (name)
surd (math.)
Heineken (Dutch brewing company) / see also 喜力
(loanword) bacon
tree roots
in the final analysis / ultimately
Copenhagen or København, capital of Denmark
credulous
Michigan, US state (Tw)
(mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply
to take root
square root
one's true nature (Buddhism)
root tuber / tuberous root
variant of 腳跟|脚跟
to eradicate
to eradicate
(botany) rhizome
component of a Chinese character / (linguistics) word root; etymon
(attributive) vegan
Hakone, city on the east coast of Japan southwest of Tokyo
aerial root (botany)
foot of a wall
ear
to gossip / to argue unnecessarily
Michigan, US state (Tw)
to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
(idiom) in the final analysis
twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky / knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties
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
vetiver grass (Vetiveria zizanoides)
fibrous root
Bergen
Guggenheim (name)
(linguistics) root
base of operations
to return home (after a lifetime's absence) / to go back to one's roots
a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home / In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.
deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom) / (fig.) well established and growing strongly
(finance) money supply
Michigan, US state
reed rhizome (used in TCM)
Morgan (name)
credulous
root canal therapy (dentistry)
stubborn / inflexible / one-track minded
to eavesdrop / to listen in secret to sb's conversations
root of tooth
root of tooth
the root cause (of evil) / bane (Buddhism)
Genhe, county-level city, Mongolian Gegeen-gol xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
to trace sth back to its source / to get to the bottom of sth
Ghent, city in Belgium
ultimately / in the final analysis / after all / when all is said and done
to plant roots; to propagate from root cuttings
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
root / foundation
back of tongue / tongue root / dorsal
lateral root (botany)
ipecac
to get to the heart of the matter
lifeblood / the thing that one cherishes most in life / (coll.) family jewels (male genitals)
foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause
an incompletely cured illness / an old complaint / the root cause of trouble
radical sign √ (math.)
grass roots (lit. and fig.)
root system
negative ion / acid radical
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)
root of the trouble / cause of the ruin
Michigan, US state
stub
tuber of the kudzu vine (Pueraria lobata), used in Chinese medicine
lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch / to eradicate
to investigate (sth) thoroughly / to get to the bottom of
(math.) root (as in "fourth root (∜)", 4次方根)
taproot (main root growing vertically down)
Genhe, county-level city, Mongolian Gegeen-gol xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
perennial root (botany)
(math.) a radical; a radical expression
sections of a city close to the city wall
cube root (math.)

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