根系
gēn xì
Pinyin

Definition

根系
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gēn xì
  1. root system

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 to connect
  2. 2 to relate to
  3. 3 to tie up
  4. 4 to bind
  5. 5 to be (literary)
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]
xì liè
  1. 1 series
  2. 2 set
xì tǒng
  1. 1 system
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
lián xì
  1. 1 variant of 聯繫|联系[lián xì]
cǎo gēn
  1. 1 grass roots (lit. and fig.)
guān xi
  1. 1 relation
  2. 2 relationship
  3. 3 to concern
  4. 4 to affect
  5. 5 to have to do with
  6. 6 guanxi
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
yī xì liè
  1. 1 a series of
  2. 2 a string of
xì shù
  1. 1 coefficient
  2. 2 factor
  3. 3 modulus
  4. 4 ratio
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
Rì xì
  1. 1 Japanese section (of school)
  2. 2 Japanese-related (business)
gēn yuán
  1. 1 origin
  2. 2 root (cause)
guī gēn jié dǐ
  1. 1 in the final analysis
  2. 2 ultimately
shuǐ xì
  1. 1 drainage system
méi guān xi
  1. 1 it doesn't matter

Idioms (15)

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.
解铃还须系铃人
jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén
  1. 1 lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. whoever started the trouble should end it
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

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