壓根兒
yà​gēn​r

from the start

Senses

压根儿/ 壓根兒 yà​gēn​r (also yā​gēn​r) from the start

(colloquial) from the very beginning; in the first place; at all. Usually used in the negative to mean "never" or "simply not", often followed by 就 jiù for emphasis.

References

see 压/壓 → 压根儿/壓根兒
variant 压根/壓根 → 压根儿/壓根兒