根本gēnběnfundamental; foundation; root; basic; absolutely (not); at allHSK 5PronunciationgēnběnExample sentence教育是一个国家发展的根本。Jiàoyù shì yī gè guójiā fāzhǎn de gēnběn.Education is the foundation of a country's development.Read and choose an answerOne fixed sampleExplore a sample