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申根
Shēn gēn
Pinyin
Definition
申根
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Shēn gēn
Schengen, village in Luxemburg, location of the 1985 signing of the agreement to create the Schengen area 申根區|申根区[Shēn gēn qū]
Character Decomposition
申
日
丨
根
木
艮
Related Words
(20)
根
gēn
1
root
2
basis
3
classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
4
CL:條|条[tiáo]
5
radical (chemistry)
根据
gēn jù
1
according to
2
based on
3
basis
4
foundation
5
CL:個|个[gè]
根本
gēn běn
1
fundamental
2
basic
3
root
4
simply
5
absolutely (not)
6
(not) at all
7
CL:個|个[gè]
申请
shēn qǐng
1
to apply for sth
2
application (form etc)
3
CL:份[fèn]
申领
shēn lǐng
1
to apply (for license, visa etc)
草根
cǎo gēn
1
grass roots (lit. and fig.)
哈根达斯
Hā gēn Dá sī
1
Häagen-Dazs
培根
péi gēn
1
bacon (loanword)
压根
yà gēn
1
from the start
2
absolutely
3
entirely
4
simply
压根儿
yà gēn r5
1
erhua variant of 壓根|压根[yà gēn]
少根筋
shǎo gēn jīn
1
(coll.) dim-witted
2
foolish
3
absent-minded
扎根
zhā gēn
1
to take root
根基
gēn jī
1
foundation
根治
gēn zhì
1
to bring under permanent control
2
to effect a radical cure
根源
gēn yuán
1
origin
2
root (cause)
归根结底
guī gēn jié dǐ
1
in the final analysis
2
ultimately
申
Shēn
1
old name for Shanghai 上海[Shàng hǎi]
2
surname Shen
申报
shēn bào
1
to report (to the authorities)
2
to declare (to customs)
申明
shēn míng
1
to declare
2
to aver
3
to state formally
申诉
shēn sù
1
to file a complaint
2
to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc)
3
complaint
4
appeal
Idioms
(15)
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
1
to order again and again (idiom)
刨根问底
páo gēn wèn dǐ
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
lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
2
to eradicate
寻根问底
xún gēn wèn dǐ
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
to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
2
to eliminate completely
根深叶茂
gēn shēn yè mào
1
deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
2
(fig.) well established and growing strongly
盘根问底
pán gēn wèn dǐ
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
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
twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky
2
knotty and deeply-rooted difficulties
究其根源
jiū qí gēn yuán
1
to trace something to its source (idiom)
耳根清净
ěr gēn qīng jìng
1
lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom)
2
to stay away from the filth and unrest of the world
落叶归根
luò yè guī gēn
1
lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom)
2
fig. all things go back to their source eventually
3
in old age, an expatriate returns home
叶落归根
yè luò guī gēn
1
a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home
2
In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.
询根问底
xún gēn wèn dǐ
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
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
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