根基
gēn jī
Pinyin

Definition

根基
 - 
gēn jī
  1. foundation

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

基友
jī yǒu
  1. 1 (slang) very close same-sex friend
  2. 2 gay partner
基地
jī dì
  1. 1 base (of operations)
  2. 2 industrial or military base
  3. 3 al-Qaeda
基本
jī běn
  1. 1 basic
  2. 2 fundamental
  3. 3 main
  4. 4 elementary
基础
jī chǔ
  1. 1 base
  2. 2 foundation
  3. 3 basis
  4. 4 underlying
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
基金
jī jīn
  1. 1 fund
根
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)
根据
gēn jù
  1. 1 according to
  2. 2 based on
  3. 3 basis
  4. 4 foundation
  5. 5 CL:個|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 CL:個|个[gè]
肯德基
Kěn dé jī
  1. 1 KFC
  2. 2 Kentucky Fried Chicken
草根
cǎo gēn
  1. 1 grass roots (lit. and fig.)
诺基亚
Nuò jī yà
  1. 1 Nokia (company name)
兔斯基
Tù sī jī
  1. 1 Tuzki, a popular Chinese illustrated rabbit character
哈根达斯
Hā gēn Dá sī
  1. 1 Häagen-Dazs
哥本哈根
Gē běn hā gēn
  1. 1 Copenhagen or København, capital of Denmark
培根
péi gēn
  1. 1 bacon (loanword)
基
jī
  1. 1 base
  2. 2 foundation
  3. 3 basic
  4. 4 radical (chemistry)
  5. 5 (slang) gay
基佬
jī lǎo
  1. 1 (slang) gay guy
基因
jī yīn
  1. 1 gene (loanword)
基层
jī céng
  1. 1 basic level
  2. 2 grassroots unit
  3. 3 basement layer
基情
jī qíng
  1. 1 (slang) bromance
  2. 2 gay love

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
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

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