classifier for long, thin objects, root; origin
十五根？
Fifteen?
— 青春年少 (1998)
这是根刺
This is a thorn.
— 黑色的风采 (2005)
那个待会儿再聊，吃根香蕉
We’ll talk about that later—have a banana.
— 寄生虫 (2019)
他拿着根棒球棒
He is holding a baseball bat.
— 城市英雄 (1993)
三根肋骨骨折
Three ribs are fractured.
— 从海底出击 (1981)
请问你可以给我根牙签吗？
Could you give me a toothpick, please?
丢根香烟给我
Toss me a cigarette.
— 几近成名 (2000)
同志给我根火把！
Comrade, give me a torch!
— 自己去看 (1985)
她给了我三根
She gave me three.
— 指环王1：护戒使者 (2001)
真是根顽固的树枝
What a stubborn branch.
— 哈尔的移动城堡 (2004)
只要我活着你就能吃免费冰棍下次我会再给你根
As long as I’m alive, you can keep eating free popsicles. I’ll give you another one next time.
— 瓦塞浦黑帮(上) (2012)
我要根香烟
I want a cigarette.
— 切肤之爱 (2000)
来根我的这个抽不动
Give me one—I can’t smoke this one.
— 热辣滚烫 (2024)
原来找根棍子
Turns out I was looking for a stick.
— 黑社会 (2005)
是说每根头发都记录着一个精灵的一生?
Does that mean each strand of hair records an elf’s entire life?
— 海洋之歌 (2014)
听着如果你用这次公投画根线留下了什么呢?
Listen, if you draw a line in the sand with this referendum, what does that leave us with?
— 智利说不 (2012)
因为根非常重要
Because roots are very important.
— 绝美之城 (2013)
每个人都有自己的根
Everyone has roots of their own.
那它就会有根了
Then it will have roots.
— 这个杀手不太冷 (1994)
你看没有根如果你真爱它
You see, it has no roots if you truly love it.