壓根 [压－]

Jyutping aat3 gan1
Pinyin yà gēn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv, Mandarin, colloquial, negative, usually
    in the first place; completely; utterly
    (syn.) 兜底, 根本
    • 我壓根兒沒想去。
      我压根儿没想去。
      wǒ yā gēn r5 méi xiǎng qù ．
      I didn't want to go at all anyway.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    光头李，你什么意思？这俩货什么玩意儿，我压根就不认识！
    光頭李，你什麼意思？這倆貨什麼玩意兒，我壓根就不認識！
    guāng tóu lǐ ， nǐ shén me yì sī ？ zhè liǎ huò shén me wán yì r5 ， wǒ yà gēn jiù bù rèn shí ！
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  2. Mandarin
    我压根儿没想去。
    我壓根兒沒想去。
    wǒ yā gēn r5 méi xiǎng qù ．
    • I didn't want to go at all anyway.
  3. Mandarin
    目前不能完全确定，但是大概率是可橙父母压根没让孩子去参加高考。
    目前不能完全確定，但是大概率是可橙父母壓根沒讓孩子去參加高考。
    mù qián bù néng wán quán què dìng ， dàn shì dà gài lǜ shì kě chéng fù mǔ yā gēn méi ràng hái zǐ qù cān jiā gāo kǎo ．
    • For the time being, it is most likely, but still uncertain, that Kecheng's parents have never sent their child to gaokao at all.