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扎根

zhā gēn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

扎根 (zhā gēn) means "to take root". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 扎根 means

1. to take root

The characters in 扎根

• 扎zhāto prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; mug or jug used for serving beer…
• 根gēnroot; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings

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