yàgēnr

压根儿

Word · AdverbTraditional压根兒

at all; simply; never

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Meanings

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1.

adverb

at all; simply; never (used in negative sentences)

informal

A colloquial intensifier typically used with negative adverbs (不 bù, 没 méi, 没有 méi yǒu) to strongly emphasize negation, equivalent to 'not at all' or 'never' in English.

Tā他
quán全
wàng忘
le了
 ,
hǎo好
xiàng像
yà压
gēn根
r儿
méi没
yǒu有
zhè这
huí回
shì事
 。

He completely forgot, as if it had never happened at all.

Wǒ我
yà压
gēn根
r儿
jiù就
bù不
rèn认
shi识
tā他
 。

I simply don't know him at all.

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Nǐ你
yà压
gēn根
r儿
méi没
míng明
bai白
wǒ我
de的
yì意
si思
 。

You didn't understand my meaning whatsoever.

Zhè这
shì事
r儿
wǒ我
yà压
gēn根
r儿
bù不
zhī知
dào道
 。

I didn't know about this matter at all.