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根

gēn · gen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. root
  2. basis
  3. classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
  4. CL:條 / 条 (tiáo)
  5. radical (chemistry)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)问(wèn)你(nǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)给(gěi)我(wǒ)根(gēn)牙(yá)签(qiān)吗(ma)？

Could you give me a toothpick, please?

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)一(yì)周(zhōu)吃(chī)多(duō)少(shao)根(gēn)香(xiāng)蕉(jiāo)？

How many bananas do you eat per week?

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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