<p>You are probably looking for the word <a href="https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E6%A0%B9%E6%9C%AC" rel="noreferrer">根本</a> (gen1 ben3) which means &quot;completely&quot; in your context.</p>

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2020-08-01T22:31:31.280Z
that's gotta be it! was mishearing grandma all those years ago haha. thanks!
A O
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2020-08-01T22:33:25.403Z
actually if you don't mind, follow up question, i was talking to my grandparents because i just attempted dumplings. they said they looked bad, "捏得不好", to which I wanted to respond “面团弄得不好，根本没办法捏好", saying that the dough I had wasn't good, so i had no chance to fold the dumplings beautifully.  does 根本work here? i can make a separate thread
A O
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2020-08-01T22:50:54.627Z
Yes, it works. It can be understood as "there was no way to...".
Firmin Martin
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2020-08-01T21:27:04.613Z
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Firmin Martin
<p>like let's say you're full, you could say
&quot;gen men 没办法吃饭“</p>
<p>I think similarly gen men would be used as 完全</p>
<p>&quot;完全没办法吃饭&quot;</p>
<p>But I can't find the characters for &quot;Gen Men&quot;. I think I have the pinyin wrong? does anybody know what I&quot;m talking about?</p>

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Cant find the characters to a phrase I heard growing up, "Gen Men", used as "totally" or "definitely"
# Cant find the characters to a phrase I heard growing up, "Gen Men", used as "totally" or "definitely"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-08-01)

like let's say you're full, you could say
"gen men 没办法吃饭“

I think similarly gen men would be used as 完全

"完全没办法吃饭"

But I can't find the characters for "Gen Men". I think I have the pinyin wrong? does anybody know what I"m talking about?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-08-01. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

You are probably looking for the word [根本](https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E6%A0%B9%E6%9C%AC) (gen1 ben3) which means "completely" in your context.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: that's gotta be it! was mishearing grandma all those years ago haha. thanks!  
> **username_0**: actually if you don't mind, follow up question, i was talking to my grandparents because i just attempted dumplings. they said they looked bad, "捏得不好", to which I wanted to respond “面团弄得不好，根本没办法捏好", saying that the dough I had wasn't good, so i had no chance to fold the dumplings beautifully.  does 根本work here? i can make a separate thread  
> **username_1**: Yes, it works. It can be understood as "there was no way to...".  

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