# 根 (gēn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 根 (gēn) means “root; basis; (measure word) for sticks”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: root; basis; (measure word) for sticks
- Pinyin: gēn (gen1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5
- Measure word: 条

## Examples

- 这棵树的根很深。
  Zhè kē shù de gēn hěn shēn.
  The roots of this tree are very deep.

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