根本 (gēn běn): meaning and stroke order

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• 丝绸之所以能在丝绸之路上卖出像黄金一样高的价钱，正是因为别的国家根本不知道它是怎么做出来的。

  sīchóu zhīsuǒyǐ néng zài Sīchóu zhī Lù shàng mài chū xiàng huángjīn yíyàng gāo de jiàqian zhèngshì yīnwèi biéde guójiā gēnběn bù zhīdao tā shì zěnme zuò chūlai de

  The reason silk could fetch prices as high as gold along the Silk Road was precisely that other countries had no idea how it was made.

  From the story Leizu and the silkworm HSK 7–9 · Level 8

• 既然那天根本没有风浪，船沉的原因就只可能在船本身。

  jìrán nà tiān gēnběn méiyǒu fēnglàng chuán chén de yuányīn jiù zhǐ kěnéng zài chuán běnshēn

  Since there had been no storm at all, the cause of the sinking could only lie in the ship itself.

  From the story The storm that never was HSK 7–9 · Level 8

• 妈妈根本不知道镜头开着。她一边拉面，一边数落儿子：“你看看你，练了半年，胳膊还没我粗！”

  māma gēnběn bù zhīdao jìngtóu kāi zhe tā yìbiān lāmiàn yìbiān shǔluo érzi nǐ kànkan nǐ liàn le bànnián gēbo hái méi wǒ cū

  His mother had no idea the camera was on. Pulling noodles, she scolded her son: "Look at you—six months of training and your arms still aren't as thick as mine!"

  From the story Pulling noodles is a workout too HSK 7–9 · Level 8