根深蒂固
gēn shēn dì gù
Pinyin

Definition

根深蒂固
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gēn shēn dì gù
  1. deep-rooted (problem etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

深
shēn
  1. 1 old variant of 深[shēn]
固执
gù zhí
  1. 1 obstinate
  2. 2 stubborn
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]
深刻
shēn kè
  1. 1 profound
  2. 2 deep
  3. 3 deep-going
深圳
Shēn zhèn
  1. 1 Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong
深夜
shēn yè
  1. 1 very late at night
深情
shēn qíng
  1. 1 deep emotion
  2. 2 deep feeling
  3. 3 deep love
深深
shēn shēn
  1. 1 deep
  2. 2 profound
草根
cǎo gēn
  1. 1 grass roots (lit. and fig.)
凝固
níng gù
  1. 1 to freeze
  2. 2 to solidify
  3. 3 to congeal
  4. 4 fig. with rapt attention
凯蒂
Kǎi dì
  1. 1 (name) Kitty, Cathy, Katy, Caddy etc
加深
jiā shēn
  1. 1 to deepen
哈根达斯
Hā gēn Dá sī
  1. 1 Häagen-Dazs
固
gù
  1. 1 hard
  2. 2 strong
  3. 3 solid
  4. 4 sure
  5. 5 assuredly
  6. 6 undoubtedly
  7. 7 of course
  8. 8 indeed
  9. 9 admittedly
固件
gù jiàn
  1. 1 firmware
固守
gù shǒu
  1. 1 to strongly defend one's position
  2. 2 to be entrenched
  3. 3 to cling to
固定
gù dìng
  1. 1 to fix
  2. 2 to fasten
  3. 3 to set rigidly in place
  4. 4 fixed
  5. 5 set
  6. 6 regular
固有
gù yǒu
  1. 1 intrinsic to sth
  2. 2 inherent
  3. 3 native

Idioms (20)

交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
  1. 1 to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
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
创巨痛深
chuāng jù tòng shēn
  1. 1 untold pain and suffering (idiom); deeply scarred for life
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
  1. 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. 2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  3. 3 to study diligently
固若金汤
gù ruò jīn tāng
  1. 1 secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
  2. 2 well fortified
  3. 3 invulnerable to attack
夜深人静
yè shēn rén jìng
  1. 1 in the dead of night (idiom)
寓意深远
yù yì shēn yuǎn
  1. 1 the implied message is deep (idiom); having deep implications
寓意深长
yù yì shēn cháng
  1. 1 to have profound import (idiom); to be deeply significant
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
山高海深
shān gāo hǎi shēn
  1. 1 high as the mountain and deep as the sea (idiom); fig. infinite bounty
择善固执
zé shàn gù zhí
  1. 1 to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)
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
日久岁深
rì jiǔ suì shēn
  1. 1 to last for an eternity (idiom)
更深人静
gēng shēn rén jìng
  1. 1 deep at night and all is quiet (idiom)
根深叶茂
gēn shēn yè mào
  1. 1 deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) well established and growing strongly
极深研几
jí shēn yán jǐ
  1. 1 deep and detailed investigation (idiom)
殊深轸念
shū shēn zhěn niàn
  1. 1 extreme solicitude (idiom); expressing the deepest condolences
  2. 2 to feel deeply concerned
水深火热
shuǐ shēn huǒ rè
  1. 1 deep water and scorching fire
  2. 2 abyss of suffering (idiom)
深不可测
shēn bù kě cè
  1. 1 deep and unmeasurable (idiom); unfathomable depths
  2. 2 incomprehensible
  3. 3 enigmatic and impossible to predict

Sample Sentences

当然！而且农民没有退休金，所以“养儿防老”的观念才那么根深蒂固。还有你说的什么住别墅，没错，他们不缺面积，但是大部分农村基础设施不完善，比如没有下水道，也不能用抽水马桶。
dāngrán ！érqiě nóngmín méiyǒu tuìxiūjīn ，suǒyǐ “yǎng\'érfánglǎo ”de guānniàn cái nàme gēnshēndìgù 。háiyǒu nǐshuōde shénme zhù biéshù ，méicuò ，tāmen bù quē miànji ，dànshì dàbùfēn nóngcūn jīchǔshèshī bù wánshàn ，bǐrú méiyǒu xiàshuǐdào ，yě bùnéng yòng chōushuǐmǎtǒng 。
Of course! Furthermore, they don't get pensions, which is why the idea of raising sons to support you in your old age is so deep-rooted. Also, the thing you were saying about living in villas: you're right. They're not lacking in surface area, but the majority of the infrastructure is imperfect. For instance, there's no sewer and they can't use flush toilets, either.
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你说得也是个办法，不过在有些人的观念中，“龙”就是Dragon的想法已经根深蒂固了，一下子很难改过来。
nǐ shuō de yě shì ge bànfǎ ，bùguò zài yǒuxiērén de guānniàn zhōng ，“lóng ”jiùshì Dragon de xiǎngfǎ yǐjīng gēnshēndìgù le ，yīxiàzi hěn nán gǎi guòlai 。
That's one way of looking at it. But in a lot of people's minds, ''long" means ''dragon," and that's all there is to it. It's very deep-rooted. It would be very hard to change it all at once.
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