Definition

Examples

• 这棵大树的树根很深，不容易被风吹倒。
  Zhè kē dà shù de shù gēn hěn shēn, bù róngyì bèi fēng chuī dǎo.
  The roots of this big tree are deep, so it's not easily blown down by the wind.
• 工人正在挖树根，准备把老树移走。
  Gōngrén zhèngzài wā shù gēn, zhǔnbèi bǎ lǎo shù yí zǒu.
  Workers are digging up the roots to prepare to move the old tree.
• 这种植物的树根可以入药，有清热的作用。
  Zhè zhǒng zhíwù de shù gēn kěyǐ rù yào, yǒu qīng rè de zuòyòng.
  The roots of this plant can be used in medicine; they have a heat-clearing effect.