1 Shaolin Temple, Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks

1 surname Lin

2 Japanese surname Hayashi

1 root

2 basis

3 classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings

4 classifier: 条 tiáo

5 radical (chemistry)

1 according to

2 based on

3 basis

4 foundation

5 classifier: 个 gè

1 fundamental

2 basic

3 root

4 simply

5 absolutely (not)

6 (not) at all

7 classifier: 个 gè

1 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch

2 to eradicate

1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)

1 to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)

1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth