OneDotDot Chinese Grammar · HSK 5 Grammar Point · HSK 5 根本根本 gēnběn — Emphasizing a Negation 根本根本 gēnběn is an adverb used to emphasize a negative view or a sense of impossibility — highlighting that something is fundamentally lacking, or simply cannot be. Where 並并 bìng adds a mild sense of “not, in fact,”…