跟 gēn

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Traditional form

跟 gēn

Contains the radical

足 jù

Part of speech

Preposition / 介词 jiè cí Jiècí

Learning hint

foot

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰足艮

Semantic compound

足 jù

Phonetic compound

艮 gěn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 足 jù represents the meaning and 艮 gěn represents the sound.

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Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 跟 gēn in different contexts.

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跟随 gēnsuí 鲁珀特,他 tā 拾 shè 起 qǐ 一 yī 串 chuàn 新 Xīn 的 de 珍宝 zhēn bǎo 足迹 zú jì !

Follow Rupert as he picks up a new treasure trail!

他 tā 翻 fān 了 le 个 gè 漂亮 piàoliang 的 de 后 Hòu 翻跟头 fān gēn tou .

He did a brilliant backward somersault.

我们 wǒmen 总 zǒng 得 dé 憋着性子 xìng zi ,好象 hǎo xiàng 人人 rén rén 都 dōu 在 zài 跟 gēn 我们 wǒmen 闹别扭 nào biè niu .

We used to suffer and act as though everybody was against us.

是 shì 的 de , 可 kě 我 wǒ 不 bù 明白 míngbai 这 zhè 跟 gēn 分 fēn 肉 ròu 有 yǒu 什么 shénme 关系 guānxi ?

Yes, but I still don't get the tie - up with the meat.

要 yāo 学 xué 的 de 话 huà 就 jiù 剩 shèng 油画 yóu huà 跟 gēn 绘画 huì huà 理论 lǐlùn 了 le .

Painterly theory follows with respect to remnant canvas if wanting to learn.

Explore 22 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 跟 gēn in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
跟 gēn	heel	跟 gēn
跟踪 gēnzōng	to tail	跟蹤
跟随 gēnsuí	to follow	跟隨
高跟鞋 gāo gēn xié	high-heeled shoes	高跟鞋 gāo gēn xié
跟上 gēn shàng	to catch up with	跟上 gēn shàng
跟进 gēn jìn	to follow	跟進
紧跟 jǐn gēn	to comply with	緊跟
跟不上 gēn bu shàng	not able to keep up with	跟不上 gēn bu shàng
跟前 gēnqián	the front (of)	跟前 gēnqián
跟着 gēn zhe	to follow after	跟著
跟人 gēn rén	to marry (of woman)	跟人 gēn rén
跟班 gēn bān	attendant	跟班 gēn bān
脚跟 jiǎo gēn	heel	腳跟
跟头 gēn tou	tumble	跟頭
鞋跟 xié gēn	heel (of a shoe)	鞋跟 xié gēn
站稳脚跟 zhàn wěn jiǎo gēn	to stand firmly	站穩腳跟
脚后跟 jiǎo hòu gēn	heel	腳後跟
跟从 gēn cóng	to follow	跟從
翻跟头 fān gēn tou	to turn a somersault	翻跟頭
栽跟头 zāi gēn tou	to fall head over heels	栽跟頭
跟屁虫 gēn pì chóng	lit. bum beetle	跟屁蟲
摔跟头 shuāi gēn tou	to fall	摔跟頭