# 根本 (gēnběn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 根本 (gēnběn) means “fundamental; basic; root”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: fundamental; basic; root
- Pinyin: gēnběn (gen1 ben3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5
- Measure word: 个

## Examples

- 我们要先解决根本问题。
  Wǒmen yào xiān jiějué gēnběn wèntí.
  We need to solve the fundamental problem first.

## Characters

- [根](https://hanziro.com/word/gen-root/) (gēn): root; basis
- [本](https://hanziro.com/word/ben-books/) (běn): (measure word) for books

https://hanziro.com/word/gen-ben-fundamental/

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