壓根

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See also: 压根

Chinese

to crush; to press; to push down
to crush; to press; to push down; to keep under (control); in the first place
 
radical (chem.); root; basis
trad. (壓根)
simp. (压根)

Pronunciation


Adverb

壓根

  1. (chiefly Mandarin, colloquial, erhua-ed, usually negative) in the first place; completely; utterly
    壓根兒 [MSC, trad.]
    压根儿 [MSC, simp.]
    yāgēnr méi xiǎng qù.
    I didn't want to go at all anyway.

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