根[gēn]

名

1. root (of a plant)

♦ 树~ roots of a tree

2. descendants; offspring

♦ 单~独苗 the sole male descendant (or heir)

3.数solution of an algebraic equation

4.化radical

♦ 酸~ acid radical

5. root; foot; base

♦ 舌~ the root of the tongue

♦ 城墙~ the foot (or base) of a city wall

6. cause; origin; source; root

♦ 我们是老街坊, 彼此都知~知底的。 We are old neighbours, so we know each other's background very well.

副thoroughly; completely

♦ 根除

量(for long, thin objects)

♦ 一~火柴 a match

♦ 一~小绳子 a piece of string