gēn

Definitions

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

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Example Sentences

我的狗不知道从哪咬来一根树枝。

Wǒde gǒu bù zhīdào cóng nǎ yǎo lái yì gēn shùzhī.

I don’t know where my dog found a stick to chew on.

他断了一根手指。

Tā duàn le yì gēn shǒuzhǐ.

He broke a finger.

这棵树的根很深,稳固地扎在地下。

Zhè kē shù de gēn hěn shēn, wěngù de zhā zài dìxià.

The roots of this tree are deep and firmly grounded in the ground.