3 sentences for 根本 (gēn​běn — foundation)

1. 不要说“现在就做作业，因为我说过”，而是解释这个规则的根本原因。

   bù​yào shuō“ xiàn​zài jiù zuò zuò​yè, yīn​wèi wǒ shuō guo”, ér​shì jiě​shì zhè​ge guī​zé de gēn​běn yuán​yīn.

   Instead of saying, “Do your homework now because I said so,” explain the underlying reason for the rule.

   Source: CCMatrix

2. 我从根本上不同意他的所作所为。

   wǒ cóng​gēn​běn​shàng bù​tóng​yì tā de suǒ​zuò​suǒ​wéi.

   I fundamentally disagree with what he did.

   Source: CCMatrix

3. 互联网从根本上改变了我们相互交流的方式。

   hù​lián​wǎng cóng​gēn​běn​shàng gǎi​biàn le wǒ​men xiāng​hù jiāo​liú de fāng​shì.

   The Internet has fundamentally altered the way we communicate.

   Source: CCMatrix