归根结底
guī gēn jié dǐ
Pinyin

Definition

归根结底
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guī gēn jié dǐ
  1. in the final analysis
  2. ultimately

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

到底
dào dǐ
  1. 1 finally
  2. 2 in the end
  3. 3 when all is said and done
  4. 4 after all
  5. 5 to the end
  6. 6 to the last
底
de
  1. 1 (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
彻底
chè dǐ
  1. 1 thorough
  2. 2 thoroughly
  3. 3 complete
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]
哈根达斯
Hā gēn Dá sī
  1. 1 Häagen-Dazs
培根
péi gēn
  1. 1 bacon (loanword)
压根
yà gēn
  1. 1 from the start
  2. 2 absolutely
  3. 3 entirely
  4. 4 simply
平底
píng dǐ
  1. 1 flat bottomed
  2. 2 low heeled
年底
nián dǐ
  1. 1 the end of the year
  2. 2 year-end
底下
dǐ xia
  1. 1 the location below sth
  2. 2 afterwards
底层
dǐ céng
  1. 1 ground or first floor
  2. 2 bottom (of a pile)
  3. 3 lowest rung (of society)
底气
dǐ qì
  1. 1 lung capacity
  2. 2 lung power
  3. 3 stamina
  4. 4 confidence
底片
dǐ piàn
  1. 1 negative
  2. 2 photographic plate
底牌
dǐ pái
  1. 1 cards in one's hand
  2. 2 (fig.) undisclosed strength or information
  3. 3 hidden trump
底线
dǐ xiàn
  1. 1 to underline
  2. 2 bottom line
  3. 3 base line (in sports)
  4. 4 baseline
  5. 5 minimum
  6. 6 spy
  7. 7 plant
底部
dǐ bù
  1. 1 bottom
心底
xīn dǐ
  1. 1 bottom of one's heart
扎根
zhā gēn
  1. 1 to take root

Idioms (20)

井底之蛙
jǐng dǐ zhī wā
  1. 1 the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
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
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
  1. 1 lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
  1. 1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the best is saved for last
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
打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ
  1. 1 to go to the bottom of things (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
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
跌至谷底
diē zhì gǔ dǐ
  1. 1 to hit rock bottom (idiom)
跳出釜底进火坑
tiào chū fǔ dǐ jìn huǒ kēng
  1. 1 out of the frying pan into the fire (idiom)
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

你胡说什么。这几年灾难频繁，主要是温室效应引起的。而且归根结底还是我们人类自己一手造成的。 我们破坏环境，现在环境也给我们脸色看了。
nǐ húshuō shénme 。zhèjǐnián zāinàn pínfán ，zhǔyào shì wēnshì xiàoyìng yǐnqǐ de 。érqiě guīgēnjiédǐ háishì wǒmen rénlèi zìjǐ yīshǒu zàochéng de 。 wǒmen pòhuài huánjìng ，xiànzài huánjìng yě gěi wǒmen liǎnsè kàn le 。
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