归根
guī gēn
Pinyin

Definition

归根
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guī gēn
  1. to return home (after a lifetime's absence)
  2. to go back to one's roots

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

根
gēn
  1. 1 root
  2. 2 basis
  3. 3 classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
  4. 4 CL:條|条[tiáo]
  5. 5 radical (chemistry)
根据
gēn jù
  1. 1 according to
  2. 2 based on
  3. 3 basis
  4. 4 foundation
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
根本
gēn běn
  1. 1 fundamental
  2. 2 basic
  3. 3 root
  4. 4 simply
  5. 5 absolutely (not)
  6. 6 (not) at all
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
草根
cǎo gēn
  1. 1 grass roots (lit. and fig.)
哈根达斯
Hā gēn Dá sī
  1. 1 Häagen-Dazs
培根
péi gēn
  1. 1 bacon (loanword)
压根
yà gēn
  1. 1 from the start
  2. 2 absolutely
  3. 3 entirely
  4. 4 simply
压根儿
yà gēn r5
  1. 1 erhua variant of 壓根|压根[yà gēn]
少根筋
shǎo gēn jīn
  1. 1 (coll.) dim-witted
  2. 2 foolish
  3. 3 absent-minded
扎根
zhā gēn
  1. 1 to take root
根基
gēn jī
  1. 1 foundation
根源
gēn yuán
  1. 1 origin
  2. 2 root (cause)
归根结底
guī gēn jié dǐ
  1. 1 in the final analysis
  2. 2 ultimately
落叶归根
Luò yè guī gēn
  1. 1 Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by 張揚|张扬[Zhāng Yáng], starring 趙本山|赵本山[Zhào Běn shān]
阿根廷
Ā gēn tíng
  1. 1 Argentina
一根筋
yī gēn jīn
  1. 1 stubborn
  2. 2 inflexible
  3. 3 one-track minded
刨根
páo gēn
  1. 1 lit. to dig up the root
  2. 2 to get to the heart of (the matter)
刨根问底
páo gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
卑尔根
Bēi ěr gēn
  1. 1 Bergen
去根
qù gēn
  1. 1 to cure completely

Idioms (14)

刨根问底
páo gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
剪草除根
jiǎn cǎo chú gēn
  1. 1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
  2. 2 to eradicate
寻根问底
xún gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
  1. 1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
  2. 2 to eliminate completely
根深叶茂
gēn shēn yè mào
  1. 1 deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) well established and growing strongly
盘根问底
pán gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
盘根究底
pán gēn jiū dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
盘根错节
pán gēn cuò jié
  1. 1 twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
  2. 2 knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties
究其根源
jiū qí gēn yuán
  1. 1 to trace something to its source (idiom)
耳根清净
ěr gēn qīng jìng
  1. 1 lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom)
  2. 2 to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world
落叶归根
luò yè guī gēn
  1. 1 lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. all things go back to their source eventually
  3. 3 in old age, an expatriate returns home
叶落归根
yè luò guī gēn
  1. 1 a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home
  2. 2 In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.
询根问底
xún gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
追根问底
zhuī gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

Sample Sentences

养老产业归根到底是做服务，然而难的也正是做服务。
yǎnglǎo chǎnyè guīgēndàodǐ shì zuò fúwù ，ránér nán de yě zhèngshì zuò fúwù 。
In the end, the old-age industry is about providing services, but services are also where difficulties lie.
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归根到底是我的错。
guīgēndàodǐ shì wǒ de cuò 。
Ultimately I’m at fault.
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你胡说什么。这几年灾难频繁，主要是温室效应引起的。而且归根结底还是我们人类自己一手造成的。 我们破坏环境，现在环境也给我们脸色看了。
nǐ húshuō shénme 。zhèjǐnián zāinàn pínfán ，zhǔyào shì wēnshì xiàoyìng yǐnqǐ de 。érqiě guīgēnjiédǐ háishì wǒmen rénlèi zìjǐ yīshǒu zàochéng de 。 wǒmen pòhuài huánjìng ，xiànzài huánjìng yě gěi wǒmen liǎnsè kàn le 。
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