# 根深蒂固 (gēnshēndìgù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 根深蒂固 (gēnshēndìgù) means “deep-rooted”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: deep-rooted
- Pinyin: gēnshēndìgù (gen1 shen1 di4 gu4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这种传统观念已经根深蒂固。
  Zhè zhǒng chuántǒng guānniàn yǐjīng gēnshēndìgù.
  This traditional concept is already deep-rooted.

## Characters

- [根](https://hanziro.com/word/gen-root/) (gēn): root; basis
- [深](https://hanziro.com/word/shen-deep/) (shēn): deep
- 蒂 (dì): stem (of fruit)
- 固 (gù): hard; strong

https://hanziro.com/word/gen-shen-di-gu-deep-rooted/

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