(math.) root (as in "fourth root (∜)", 4次方根 sì cì fāng gēn)

fāng gēn

f+āng·1st toneg+ēn·1st tone

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My teacher taught me that you can take the square root of a negative number.

我的老师教我负数也可以开平方根。

The burglar was traced by one of the things he had left on the scene.

警方根据现场遺下的证物把贼子找了出来。

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