病根 bìng gēn

the root cause of trouble; an incompletely cured illness

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 56103rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. the root cause of trouble
  2. 2. an incompletely cured illness
  3. 3. an old complaint

Characters

Character Meaning
病 bìng HSK 2
to fall ill; illness; disease
根 gēn HSK 3
root; basis