根茎 (根莖)
gēn jīng
Pinyin

Definition

根茎 (根莖)
 - 
gēn jīng
  1. stolon
  2. runner
  3. rhizome
  4. rhizoma

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 classifier: 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 classifier: 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 classifier: 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

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

Sample Sentences

这也太扯了。那我买根茎类蔬菜总行了吧。白萝卜怎么卖？
zhè yě tài chě le 。nà wǒ mǎi gēnjīnglèi shūcài zǒng xíng le ba 。báiluóbo zěnmemài ？
That's ridiculous. Buying a root vegetable would be OK, no? In what quantity do you sell the white radishes?
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