根柢

gēndǐ
  1. root
  2. foundation

CEDICT

  1. 草木的根。
  2. 事物的基礎。

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Entry Composition

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

classifier: 條
2 柢 dǐ
  1. foundation
  2. root

Related entries

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

classifier: 條

我放幾根黃瓜？

Shall I put in a few cucumbers?

Source: Tatoeba

源 yuán
  1. root
  2. source
  3. origin
阿非利康族是源在南非形成的民族。

Afrikaners are the people originated in South Africa.

Source: Tatoeba

詞根 cígēn (linguistics) root
柢 dǐ
  1. foundation
  2. root
根源 gēnyuán
  1. origin
  2. root (cause)
问题的根源是，在当今世界，愚人充满了自信，而智者充满了怀疑。

The fundamental cause of the problem is that in the modern world, idiots are full of confidence, while the intelligent are full of doubt.

Source: Tatoeba

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