扎根
zhā gēn
Pinyin

Definition

扎根
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zhā gēn
  1. to take root

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhā
  1. 1 to prick
  2. 2 to run or stick (a needle etc) into
  3. 3 jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer)
zhēng zhá
  1. 1 to struggle
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]
cǎo gēn
  1. 1 grass roots (lit. and fig.)
bāo zā
  1. 1 variant of 包紮|包扎[bāo zā]
Kǎ zhā fēi
  1. 1 (Colonel Muammar) Gaddafi (1942-2011), de facto leader of Libya from 1969-2011
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
yà gēn r5
  1. 1 erhua variant of 壓根|压根[yà gēn]
ān yíng zhā zhài
  1. 1 to set up camp
  2. 2 Taiwan pr. [ān yíng zhá zhài]
shǎo gēn jīn
  1. 1 (coll.) dim-witted
  2. 2 foolish
  3. 3 absent-minded
zhā duī
  1. 1 to gather together
zhā shi
  1. 1 strong
  2. 2 solid
  3. 3 sturdy
  4. 4 firm
  5. 5 practical
zhā gēn
  1. 1 to take root
zhā zhēn
  1. 1 to give or have an acupuncture treatment
gēn jī
  1. 1 foundation
gēn zhì
  1. 1 to bring under permanent control
  2. 2 to effect a radical cure

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
垂死挣扎
chuí sǐ zhēng zhá
  1. 1 deathbed struggle
  2. 2 final struggle (idiom)
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

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péngyou men ,jīntiān wǒ duì nǐ men shuō ,zài cǐshícǐkè ,wǒ men suīrán zāoshòu zhǒngzhǒng kùnnan hé cuòzhé ,wǒ réngrán yǒu yī ge mèngxiǎng ,zhè ge mèngxiǎng shì shēnshēn zhāgēn yú Měiguó de mèngxiǎng zhōng de 。