Word: 根本 (gēnběn)

他根本不相信我。

Tā gēnběn bù xiāngxìn wǒ.

He doesn't believe me at all.

他说的话根本毫无意义。

Tā shuō de huà gēnběn háowú yìyì.

What he says makes no sense at all.

他赚那么多钱，根本用不完。

Tā zhuàn nàme duō qián, gēnběn yòng bù wán.

He earns more money than he can spend.

你根本不开车，有车又有什么用？

Nǐ gēnběn bù kāichē, yǒu chē yòu yǒu shénme yòng?

What's the good of having a car if you don't drive?

你根本不需要买那书。

Nǐ gēnběn bù xūyào mǎi nà shū.

You needn't have bought that book.

你根本没有注意。

Nǐ gēnběn méiyǒu zhùyì.

You're not even paying attention.

它根本不是梦。

Tā gēnběn bú shì mèng.

It's not a dream at all.

实际上他根本没有去考试。

Shíjìshàng tā gēnběn méiyǒu qù kǎoshì.

The fact is that he didn't even take the exam.

我们从根本问题入手吧。

Wǒmen cóng gēnběn wèntí rùshǒu ba.

Let's address the fundamental issues.

我们根本控制不了。

Wǒmen gēnběn kòngzhì bù liǎo.

We had absolutely no control.

我昨天见到的男人根本是绅士。

Wǒ zuótiān jiàndào de nánrén gēnběn shì shēnshì.

The man I saw yesterday was a complete gentleman.

我根本不信。

Wǒ gēnběn bú xìn.

I don't believe it at all.

我根本不喜欢我的头发。

Wǒ gēnběn bù xǐhuan wǒ de tóufa.

I don't like my hair at all.

我根本不累。

Wǒ gēnběn bú lèi.

I'm not at all tired.

我根本不认识那女人。

Wǒ gēnběn bú rènshi nà nǚrén.

I didn't know the woman at all.

我根本不需要这个。

Wǒ gēnběn bù xūyào zhège.

I don't need this at all.

我真的根本没注意到。

Wǒ zhēnde gēnběn méi zhùyì dào.

I really didn't even notice.

报告说明，天然资源管理需从根本加以改善。

Bàogào shuōmíng, tiānrán zīyuán guǎnlǐ xū cóng gēnběn jiāyǐ gǎishàn.

The report says that natural resource management needs to be improved from the root.

根本不可能做那件事。

Gēnběn bù kěnéng zuò nà jiàn shì.

Doing that is simply out of the question.

根本不想听我说。

Gēnběn bùxiǎng tīng wǒ shuō.

You don't want to listen to me at all.

根本就没实施过逮捕行动。

Gēnběn jiù méi shíshīguo dàibǔ xíngdòng.

No arrests were ever made.

礼义廉耻是做人的根本。

Lǐyìliánchǐ shì zuòrén de gēnběn.

Propriety, righteousness, integrity and a sense of shame are the foundation of being a person.

这根本不是确定的。

Zhè gēnběn bú shì quèdìng de.

It is by no means certain.

这点小事，根本说不上麻烦。

Zhèdiǎn xiǎoshì, gēnběn shuōbúshàng máfan.

Such a small matter hardly counts as any trouble.