根深叶茂
gēn shēn yè mào
Pinyin

Definition

根深叶茂
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gēn shēn yè mào
  1. deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
  2. (fig.) well established and growing strongly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

shēn
  1. 1 old variant of 深[shēn]
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)
gēn jù
  1. 1 according to
  2. 2 based on
  3. 3 basis
  4. 4 foundation
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
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]
shēn kè
  1. 1 profound
  2. 2 deep
  3. 3 deep-going
Shēn zhèn
  1. 1 Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong
shēn yè
  1. 1 very late at night
shēn qíng
  1. 1 deep emotion
  2. 2 deep feeling
  3. 3 deep love
shēn shēn
  1. 1 deep
  2. 2 profound
cǎo gēn
  1. 1 grass roots (lit. and fig.)
jiā shēn
  1. 1 to deepen
Hā gēn Dá sī
  1. 1 Häagen-Dazs
péi gēn
  1. 1 bacon (loanword)
yà gēn
  1. 1 from the start
  2. 2 absolutely
  3. 3 entirely
  4. 4 simply
zhā gēn
  1. 1 to take root
gēn yuán
  1. 1 origin
  2. 2 root (cause)
guī gēn jié dǐ
  1. 1 in the final analysis
  2. 2 ultimately
shēn xìn
  1. 1 to believe firmly
shēn rù
  1. 1 to penetrate deeply
  2. 2 thorough
shēn qiè
  1. 1 deeply felt
  2. 2 heartfelt
  3. 3 sincere
  4. 4 honest

Idioms (20)

交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
  1. 1 to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
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
创巨痛深
chuāng jù tòng shēn
  1. 1 untold pain and suffering (idiom); deeply scarred for life
只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
  1. 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. 2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  3. 3 to study diligently
夜深人静
yè shēn rén jìng
  1. 1 in the dead of night (idiom)
寓意深远
yù yì shēn yuǎn
  1. 1 the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications
寓意深长
yù yì shēn cháng
  1. 1 to have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant
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
山高海深
shān gāo hǎi shēn
  1. 1 high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom); fig. infinite bounty
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
日久岁深
rì jiǔ suì shēn
  1. 1 to last for an eternity (idiom)
更深人静
gēng shēn rén jìng
  1. 1 deep at night and all is quiet (idiom)
根深叶茂
gēn shēn yè mào
  1. 1 deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) well established and growing strongly
极深研几
jí shēn yán jǐ
  1. 1 deep and detailed investigation (idiom)
殊深轸念
shū shēn zhěn niàn
  1. 1 extreme solicitude (idiom); expressing the deepest condolences
  2. 2 to feel deeply concerned
水深火热
shuǐ shēn huǒ rè
  1. 1 deep water and scorching fire
  2. 2 abyss of suffering (idiom)
深不可测
shēn bù kě cè
  1. 1 deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths
  2. 2 incomprehensible
  3. 3 enigmatic and impossible to predict
深信不疑
shēn xìn bù yí
  1. 1 to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom)
  2. 2 absolute certainty about sth
深入人心
shēn rù rén xīn
  1. 1 to enter deeply into people's hearts
  2. 2 to have a real impact on the people (idiom)

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