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[尋根問底] xúngēnwèndǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

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        xúnzhǎo, [尋找], to seek/to look for
        xúnqiú, [尋求], to seek/to look for
        xún, [尋], to search/to look for/to seek
        xúncháng, [尋常], usual/common/ordinary
        sōuxún, [搜尋], to search/to look for
        zhǎoxún, [找尋], to look for/to seek/to find fault
        zhuīxún, [追尋], to pursue/to track down/to search
        
        xúnmì, [尋覓], to look for
        
        xúnsǐ, [尋死], to attempt suicide/to court death
        xúnkāixīn, [尋開心], to make fun of/to seek diversion
        tànxún, [探尋], to search/to seek/to explore
        xúnhuānzuòlè, [尋歡作樂], pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation
        xúnsī, [尋思], to consider/to ponder
        
        zìxúnfánnǎo, [自尋煩惱], to bring trouble on oneself (idiom)
        yìhūxúncháng, [異乎尋常], unusual/extraordinary
        
        xúnhūjī, [尋呼機], pager/beeper
        nàirénxúnwèi, [耐人尋味], thought-provoking/worth thinking over/to provide food for thought
        xúnduǎnjiàn, [尋短見], to commit suicide
访         xúnfǎng, [尋訪], to inquire after/to look for (sb)
        xúnxìn, [尋釁], to pick a quarrel/to start a fight
        
        
        xúndì, [尋的], homing/target-seeking (military)
        

        gēnběn, fundamental/basic/root/simply/absolutely (not)/(not) at all/CL:個|个[gè]
        gēn, root/basis/classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings/...
        gēnjù, [根據], according to/based on/basis/foundation/CL:個|个[gè]
        Mógēn, Morgan (name)
        Āgēntíng, Argentina
        
        péigēn, bacon (loanword)
        gēnyuán, origin/root (cause)
        
        Lǐgēn, Reagan (name)/Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), US president (1981-1989)
        Mìxiēgēnzhōu, Michigan, US state
        yàgēnr, [壓根兒], erhua variant of 壓根|压根[yà gēn]
        gēnhào, [根號], radical sign √ (math.)
        Gēběnhāgēn, Copenhagen or København, capital of Denmark
        mìnggēnzi, see 命根[mìng gēn]
        
        zhāgēn, to take root
        guīgēnjiédǐ, [歸根結底], in the final analysis/ultimately
        
        shùgēn, [樹根], tree roots
        zhǎncǎochúgēn, [斬草除根], to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch/to elim...
        páogēnwèndǐ, [刨根問底], to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
        
        
        
        píngfānggēn, square root
        gēnjī, foundation
        
        piàogēn, ticket stub
        guīgēndàodǐ, [歸根到底], after all/in the final analysis/ultimately
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        gēnshēndìgù, deep-rooted (problem etc)
        
        gēnchú, to eradicate
        cǎogēn, grass roots (lit. and fig.)
        cúngēn, stub
        gēnzhì, to bring under permanent control/to effect a radical cure
        
        huògēn, [禍根], root of the trouble/cause of the ruin
        
        zhuīgēn, to trace sth back to its source/to get to the bottom of sth
        HāgēnDásī, [哈根達斯], Häagen-Dazs
        Bēiěrgēn, [卑爾根], Bergen
        mìnggēn, lifeblood/the thing that one cherishes most in life/(coll.) family jewels (male ...
        gēnjùdì, [根據地], base of operations
        
        Gēntè, Ghent, city in Belgium
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        yágēn, root of tooth
        
        cígēn, [詞根], radical of a compound word (in European language)
        
        gēnjīng, [根莖], stolon/runner/rhizome/rhizoma
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        Wéitègēnsītǎn, [維特根斯坦], Wittgenstein (name)
        
        Xiānggēn, Hakone, city on the east coast of Japan southwest of Tokyo
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        tǔgēn, ipecac
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        Gǔgēnhǎimǔ, Guggenheim (name)
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        kuàigēn, [塊根], root tuber/tuberous root
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·         Mógēn·Fúlǐmàn, Morgan Freeman, American actor
        
        
        shégēn, back of tongue/tongue root/dorsal
        
        zhígēn, to take root/to establish a base
        
        Túlíngēn, [圖林根], Thuringia (state in Germany)
        bìnggēn, an incompletely cured illness/an old complaint/the root cause of trouble
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        gēndǐ, foundation/grounding/background/what lies at the bottom of sth/root/cause
        
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        gēnxū, [根鬚], roots
        
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        gēnxì, root system
        
        gēnjué, [根絕], to eradicate
        
        
        
        Gēnhé, Genhe county level city, Mongolian Gegeen-gol xot, in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hū lún...
        
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        yèluòguīgēn, [葉落歸根], a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home/I...
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        chúgēn, to root out/to eliminate the roots/to cure once and for all
        
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        qiánggēn, [牆根], foot of a wall
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        yíngēn, [銀根], money market/money
        
        
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        zhuīgēnwèndǐ, [追根問底], lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of s...
        ĀnZhònggēn, An Jung-geun or Ahn Joong-keun (1879-1910), Korean independence activist, famous...
        
        
        
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        wèntí, [問題], question/problem/issue/topic/CL:個|个[gè]
        wèn, [問], to ask
        
        qǐngwèn, [請問], Excuse me, may I ask...?
        háowúyíwèn, [毫無疑問], certainty/without a doubt
        gùwèn, [顧問], adviser/consultant
        xúnwèn, [詢問], to inquire
访         fǎngwèn, [訪問], to visit/to call on/to interview/CL:次[cì]
        wènhǎo, [問好], to say hello to/to send one's regards to
        shěnwèn, [審問], to interrogate/to examine/to question
        yíwèn, [疑問], question/interrogation/doubt
        wènhòu, [問候], to give one's respects/to send a greeting/(fig.) (coll.) to make offensive refer...
        tíwèn, [提問], to question/to quiz/to grill
        pánwèn, [盤問], to interrogate/to cross-examine/to inquire
        wènhuà, [問話], questioning (a suspect)/interrogation
        kǎowèn, [拷問], to question via torture
        xùnwèn, [訊問], to interrogate/to ask about
        
        zhìwèn, [質問], to question/to ask questions/to inquire/to bring to account/to interrogate
        wèndá, [問答], question and answer
        ménxīnzìwèn, [捫心自問], to ask oneself honestly/to search in one's heart
        wènxùn, [問訊], interrogation/greeting
        zhuīwèn, [追問], to question closely/to investigate in detail/to examine minutely/to get to the h...
        guòwèn, [過問], to show an interest in/to get involved with
        wènjuàn, [問卷], questionnaire/CL:份[fèn]
        fāwèn, [發問], to question/to ask/to raise a question
        wènlù, [問路], to ask for directions/to ask the way (to some place)
        xuéwèn, [學問], learning/knowledge/CL:個|个[gè]
        bùwénbùwèn, [不聞不問], not to hear, not to question (idiom)/to show no interest in sth/uncritical/not i...
        wèiwèn, [慰問], to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc
        zìwèn, [自問], to ask oneself/to search one's soul/to reach a conclusion after weighing a matte...
        fǎnwèn, [反問], to ask (a question) in reply/to answer a question with a question/rhetorical que...
        wènshì, [問世], to be published/to come out
        wènhào, [問號], question mark (punct.)/unknown factor/unsolved problem/interrogation
        
        wènxīnwúkuì, [問心無愧], lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
        
        wèndào, [問道], to ask the way/to ask
        
        cháwèn, [查問], to inquire about
        páogēnwèndǐ, [刨根問底], to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
        bùwèn, [不問], to pay no attention to/to disregard/to ignore/to let go unpunished/to let off
        wúrénwènjīn, [無人問津], to be of no interest to anyone (idiom)
        jiéwèn, [詰問], to ask questions/to interrogate
        wènzhěn, [問診], (TCM) interrogation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊[sì zhěn]
        wèndǐng, [問鼎], to aspire to the throne/to aim at (the first place etc)
        
        
        yíwènjù, [疑問句], question (grammar)/interrogative sentence
        wènzuì, [問罪], to denounce/to condemn/to call to account/to punish
        dáfēisuǒwèn, [答非所問], (idiom) to sidestep the question/to answer evasively
        wènān, [問安], to pay one's respects/to give regards to
        
        jièwèn, [借問], (honorific) May I ask?
        shìwèn, [試問], I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically)/one might well ask
        tóushíwènlù, [投石問路], lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)/fig. to test the waters
        
        
        
        
        xūhánwènnuǎn, [噓寒問暖], to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom)/to pamper
        
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        tànwèn, [探問], to inquire into/to ask after
        wènjīn, [問津], to make inquiries/to show interest
        
        
        
        
访         guóshìfǎngwèn, [國事訪問], state visit
        
        
        zhuīgēnwèndǐ, [追根問底], lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of s...

        dàodǐ, finally/in the end/when all is said and done/after all/to the end/to the last
        de/dǐ, (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle), background/bottom/base/end (of the mon...
        chèdǐ, [徹底], thorough/thoroughly/complete
        dǐxia, the location below sth/afterwards
        wòdǐ, [臥底], to hide (as an undercover agent)/an insider (in a gang of thieves)/a mole
线         dǐxiàn, [底線], to underline/bottom line/base line (in sports)/baseline/minimum/spy/plant
        hǎidǐ, seabed/seafloor/bottom of the ocean
        Dǐtèlǜ, Detroit, Michigan
        
        xīndǐ, bottom of one's heart
        dǐbù, bottom
        xiēsīdǐlǐ, hysteria (loanword)/hysterical
        shuōdàodǐ, [說到底], in the final analysis/in the end
        dǐcéng, [底層], ground or first floor/bottom (of a pile)/lowest rung (of society)
        dǐpiàn, negative/photographic plate
        xiédǐ, sole (of a shoe)
        dǐxì, [底細], inside information/the ins and outs of the matter/how things stand/what's up
        yuèdǐ, end of the month
        jiǎodǐ, [腳底], soles of the feet
        gǔdǐ, valley floor/(fig.) lowest ebb/all-time low
        mídǐ, [謎底], answer to a riddle
        Sūgélādǐ, [蘇格拉底], Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher/José Sócrates (1957-), prime minister o...
        dǐpán, [底盤], chassis
        Nuòmàndǐ, [諾曼底], Normandy, France
        shuǐdǐ, underwater
        dǐpái, cards in one's hand/(fig.) undisclosed strength or information/hidden trump
        niándǐ, the end of the year/year-end
        
        tiāndǐxia, in this world/under the sun
        guīgēnjiédǐ, [歸根結底], in the final analysis/ultimately
        
        páogēnwèndǐ, [刨根問底], to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
        dǐzuò, base/pedestal/foundation
        
        guīgēndàodǐ, [歸根到底], after all/in the final analysis/ultimately
        
        
        píngdǐguō, [平底鍋], frying pan
        
        dǐzi, base/foundation/bottom
        
        
        
        wúdǐdòng, [無底洞], bottomless pit
        dǐqì, [底氣], lung capacity/lung power/stamina/confidence
        bāndǐ, ordinary members of theatrical troupe
        gōngdǐ, training in the basic skills/knowledge of the fundamentals
        fēngdǐ, the back cover of a book
        
        jǐngdǐzhīwā, the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)/fig. a person of limited outlook and ...
        dǐxiàn, lowest limit/bottom line
        
        
        lòudǐ, to let out a secret
        píngdǐ, flat bottomed/low heeled
        
        bǎodǐ, to break even/to guarantee a minimum (salary etc)
        jiādǐ, family property/patrimony
        
        dǐxīn, basic salary/base pay/salary floor
        YòufālādǐHé, [幼發拉底河], Euphrates River
        
        
        dǐbiān, [底邊], base (of a triangle)/base line/hem line (of skirt)
        Xībōkèlādǐ, Hippocrates (c. 460 BC - c. 370 BC), Greek physician, father of Western medicine
        yǎndǐ, fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc)/inside the e...
        liúdǐ, to keep a copy/copy kept for archiving/to put aside a portion (of a money sum)
        
        
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        jìnshōuyǎndǐ, [盡收眼底], to take in the whole scene at once/to have a panoramic view
        dǐyùn, [底蘊], inside information/concrete details
        
        
        
        gēndǐ, foundation/grounding/background/what lies at the bottom of sth/root/cause
        dǐshù, [底數], radix/base (math.)
        
        xièdǐ, [洩底], to divulge the inside story
        
        
        
        
        mōdǐ, to have a clear view (of a situation)/to fish for information/fact-finding
        
        
        yǎndǐxia, in front of one's eyes/in full view as a panorama/right now
        jiēdǐ, to reveal the inside story/to expose sb's secrets
        
        jīdǐ, plinth/base/substrate
        
        
        qùniándǐ, late last year/the end of last year
        zhuīgēnwèndǐ, [追根問底], lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of s...
        

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