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病根

/ bìnggēn /
Strokes

Definition

an incompletely cured illness/an old complaint/the root cause of trouble

Example

As a Noun

incompletely cured illness; lingering disease; old complaint; one's chronic disease

1
Zhè
shì
zuòyuèzi
坐月子
luòxià
落下
de
bìnggēn
病根
  

This is her old complaint from childbearing.

As a Noun

root/cause of failure or trouble

2
guǎhuān
郁郁寡欢
de
bìnggēn
病根
shì
hūnyīn
婚姻
shàng
de
shībài
失败
  

His unhappiness has its roots in his failure in marriage.

3
企业
kuīsǔn
亏损
de
bìnggēn
病根

cause of the loss in the enterprise