根深蒂固

gēnshēn-dìgù

deep-rooted (problem etc)

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

这种观念根深蒂固。

This idea is deeply rooted.

坏习惯根深蒂固,很难改掉。

Bad habits are deeply rooted and hard to get rid of.