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斩草除根	zhǎn cǎo chú gēn	to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely
忘本	wàng běn	to forget one's roots
刨根问底	páo gēn wèn dǐ	to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
树根	shù gēn	tree roots
盘根究底	pán gēn jiū dǐ	lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
追根问底	zhuī gēn wèn dǐ	lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
判别式	pàn bié shì	(math.) discriminant (e.g. b²-4ac in the formula for the roots of a quadratic equation)
藕断丝连	ǒu duàn sī lián	lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
拔茅连茹	bá máo lián rú	lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
追根求源	zhuī gēn qiú yuán	to track sth to its roots
叶落归根	yè luò guī gēn	a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home / In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.
回老家	huí lǎo jiā	to go back to one's roots / to return to one's native place / by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)
同宗同源	tóng zōng tóng yuán	to share the same origins; to have common roots
盘根问底	pán gēn wèn dǐ	lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
苦参	kǔ shēn	liquorice (Sophora flavescens), with roots used in TCM
除根	chú gēn	to root out / to eliminate the roots / to cure once and for all
数典忘祖	shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ	to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
根深叶茂	gēn shēn yè mào	deep roots and vigorous foliage (idiom) / (fig.) well established and growing strongly
询根问底	xún gēn wèn dǐ	lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
拔茅茹	bá máo rú	lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow / fig. also involving others / inextricably tangled together / Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.