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根深蒂固
根深蒂固 in English: deep-rooted (problem etc)
gēn shēn dì gù
deep-rooted (problem etc)
How to pronounce 根深蒂固
gēn shēn dì gù (without tone marks: gen shen di gu). gēn is a first (high, level) tone; shēn is a first (high, level) tone; dì is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; gù is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 根深蒂固
根 gēn
root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings
深 shēn
deep (lit. and fig.)
deep (lit. and fig.)
蒂 dì
stem (of fruit)
stem (of fruit)
固 gù
hard; strong; solid
hard; strong; solid
Related words
| 根据 | gēn jù | according to; based on | HSK 3 |
| 深 | shēn | deep (lit. and fig.) | HSK 4 |
| 根 | gēn | root; basis | HSK 5 |
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental; basic | HSK 5 |
| 深刻 | shēn kè | profound; deep | HSK 5 |
| 固定 | gù dìng | to fix; to fasten | HSK 5 |
| 根源 | gēn yuán | origin; root (cause) | HSK 6 |
| 归根到底 | guī gēn dào dǐ | after all; in the final analysis | HSK 6 |
| 博大精深 | bó dà jīng shēn | wide-ranging and profound; broad and deep | HSK 6 |
| 深奥 | shēn ào | profound; abstruse | HSK 6 |