本 běn (bound form) root / stem / (bound form) origin / source / (bound form) one's own / this / (bound form) this / the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally / initially / capital / principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc syn 根本 gēn běn fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 原因 yuán yīn cause / origin / root cause / reason / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 根 gēn root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiao2] / radical (chemistry) syn 部位 bù wèi part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc) syn 平方 píng fāng square (as in square foot, square mile, square root) 根源 gēn yuán origin / root (cause) syn 铲除 剷除 chǎn chú to root out / to eradicate / to sweep away / to abolish syn 标本 標本 biāo běn specimen / sample / the root cause and symptoms of a disease 下体 下體 xià tǐ lower body / euphemism for genitals / root and stem of plants syn 甘草 gān cǎo licorice root 扎根 zhā gēn to take root 斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom) / to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely syn 平方根 píng fāng gēn square root 助阵 助陣 zhù zhèn to cheer / to root for 祸根 禍根 huò gēn root of the trouble / cause of the ruin syn 除暴安良 chú bào ān liáng to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom) / to rob the rich and give to the poor syn 牙根 yá gēn root of tooth 莲藕 蓮藕 lián ǒu lotus root syn 词根 詞根 cí gēn (linguistics) root 治本 zhì běn to tackle a problem at its root / to effect a permanent solution (contrasted with 治標|治标[zhi4biao1]) syn 放养 放養 fàng yǎng to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment / to breed (fish, bees, silkworms etc) in a suitable environment / to culture (kelp etc) / to release (a captive animal) into the wild syn 治标 治標 zhì biāo to treat only the symptoms but not the root cause 根目录 根目錄 gēn mù lù root directory 植根 zhí gēn to take root / to establish a base 病根 bìng gēn an incompletely cured illness / an old complaint / the root cause of trouble syn 舌根 shé gēn back of tongue / tongue root / dorsal 木香 mù xiāng costus root (medicinal herb) / aucklandia / Saussurea costus / Dolomiaea souliei syn 根底 gēn dǐ foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause syn 白头翁 白頭翁 bái tóu wēng root of Chinese pulsatilla / Chinese bulbul 支部 zhī bù branch, esp. grass root branches of a political party syn 根系 gēn xì root system 除根 chú gēn to root out / to eliminate the roots / to cure once and for all syn 开方 開方 kāi fāng (medicine) to write out a prescription / (math.) to extract a root from a given quantity 根本原因 gēn běn yuán yīn root cause 防风 防風 fáng fēng to protect from wind / fangfeng (Saposhnikovia divaricata), its root used in TCM 黄芪 黃芪 huáng qí huangqi / milk vetch root (used in TCM) / Astragalus membranaceus or Astragalus mongholicus 白芷 bái zhǐ Dahurian angelica (Angelica dahurica) / root of Dahurian angelica (used in TCM) 党参 黨參 dǎng shēn poor man's ginseng (Codonopsis pilosula) / codonopsis root (used in TCM) syn 板蓝根 板藍根 bǎn lán gēn indigo woad root / root of Isatis tinctoria (used in TCM) 字根 zì gēn component of a Chinese character / (linguistics) word root / etymon 柴胡 chái hú Chinese thorowax (Bupleurum chinense) / root of Chinese thorowax (used in TCM) 何首乌 何首烏 hé shǒu wū Chinese knotweed (Polygonum multiflorum) / fleeceflower root 白芍 bái sháo root of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora), used in TCM 方根 fāng gēn (math.) root (as in "fourth root (∜)", 4次方根[si4ci4 fang1gen1]) syn 须根 須根 xū gēn fibrous root 丹皮 dān pí the root bark of the peony tree 根由 gēn yóu the whys and the wherefores / the detailed story / root cause syn 紫草 zǐ cǎo red root gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon) / flowering plant whose roots provide purple dye / arnebia (plant genus in family Boraginaceae) 刺五加 cì wǔ jiā manyprickle (Acanthopanax senticosus), root used in TCM 牛膝 niú xī Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine) 玄参 玄參 xuán shēn Ningpo figwort (Scrophularia ningpoensis) / root of Ningpo figwort (used in TCM) syn 舍本逐末 捨本逐末 shě běn zhú mò to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom) / to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details syn 沙参 沙參 shā shēn ladybell root (Radix adenophorae) syn 源 yuán root / source / origin syn 株 zhū tree trunk / stump (tree root) / a plant / classifier for trees or plants / strain (biology) / to involve others (in shady business) syn 藕 ǒu root of lotus syn 块根 塊根 kuài gēn root tuber / tuberous root 芷 zhǐ angelica (type of iris) / plant root used in TCM 锄强扶弱 鋤強扶弱 chú qiáng fú ruò to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom) / to rob the rich and give to the poor syn 刨根 páo gēn lit. to dig up the root / to get to the heart of (the matter) 气根 氣根 qì gēn aerial root (botany) 侧根 側根 cè gēn lateral root (botany) 柢 dǐ foundation / root syn 环境 環境 huán jìng environment / circumstances / surroundings / CL:個|个[ge4] / ambient syn 出局 chū jú (of a batter) to be put out (in baseball) / to be dismissed (in cricket) / (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition / (fig.) to be weeded out / to get the chop (in a competitive environment) 冷藏 lěng cáng refrigeration / cold storage / to keep (food, medicine) in cold environment 居家 jū jiā to live at home / to stay at home / home (schooling etc) / in-home (care etc) / household (repairs etc) / living (environment etc) syn 风平浪静 風平浪靜 fēng píng làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom) / tranquil environment / all is quiet / a dead calm (at sea) syn 情境 qíng jìng situation / context / setting / environment syn 自然环境 自然環境 zì rán huán jìng physical environment 环保局 環保局 huán bǎo jú environment protection office / PRC National bureau of environmental protection 灯红酒绿 燈紅酒綠 dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ lanterns red, wine green (idiom) / feasting and pleasure-seeking / debauched and corrupt environment syn 水土 shuǐ tǔ water and soil / surface water / natural environment (extended meaning) / climate 涵养 涵養 hán yǎng to cultivate (personal qualities) / (of forests etc) to support / to provide a suitable environment for the replenishment of (natural resources: groundwater, animals, plants etc) syn 无烟 無煙 wú yān nonsmoking (e.g. environment) 生态环境 生態環境 shēng tài huán jìng ecosystem / natural environment 生活环境 shēng huó huán jìng living environment 社会环境 社會環境 shè huì huán jìng social environment / milieu 本地化 běn dì huà localization / adaptation (to foreign environment) 周围环境 周圍環境 zhōu wéi huán jìng one's surroundings / environment 生存环境 生存環境 shēng cún huán jìng habitat / living environment 调适 調適 tiáo shì to adapt (to an environment etc) / to make sth suitable / adaptation / adjustment / adaptive 水环境 水環境 shuǐ huán jìng aquatic environment 大气环境 大气環境 dài qì huán jìng atmospheric environment 海洋环境 海洋環境 hǎi yáng huán jìng marine environment 逆水行舟 nì shuǐ xíng zhōu lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom) / fig. in a tough environment (one needs to work hard) syn 名利场 名利場 míng lì chǎng competitive environment where individuals vie for recognition and material gain 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì lit. to invert root and branch (idiom) / fig. confusing cause and effect / to stress the incidental over the fundamental / to put the cart before the horse syn 蜜罐 mì guàn honey pot / fig. comfortable living conditions / privileged environment 齿根 齒根 chǐ gēn root of tooth 穷山恶水 窮山惡水 qióng shān è shuǐ lit. barren hills and wild rivers (idiom) / fig. inhospitable natural environment syn 立方根 lì fāng gēn cube root (math.) 蔸 dōu root and lower stem of certain plants / classifier for pieces and clumps syn 剪草除根 jiǎn cǎo chú gēn lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom) / fig. to destroy root and branch / to eradicate syn 直捣黄龙 直搗黃龍 zhí dǎo huáng lóng lit. to directly attack Huanglong / fig. to directly combat the root of a problem 雕楹碧槛 雕楹碧檻 diāo yíng bì kǎn carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom) / heavily decorated environment 藁本 gǎo běn Ligusticum levisticum (Chinese lovage root) / ligusticum root 根服务器 根服務器 gēn fú wù qì root server / DNS root server 