zhuī gēn sù yuán

追根溯源 (zhuī gēn sù yuán) is a Chinese word meaning “to pursue sth back to its origins; to trace back to the source; to get to the bottom of sth”.

Meanings

  1. 1to pursue sth back to its origins
  2. 2to trace back to the source
  3. 3to get to the bottom of sth

Characters in 追根溯源

追duī · to sculpt根gēn · root溯sù · to go upstream源yuán · root

Related words

根本fundamental根root追to sculpt追to chase根据according to追踪to track; to trace; to follow up追求to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly来源source (of information etc)追查to try to find out; to trace; to track down资源natural resource (such as water or minerals)资源see 資源縣|资源县[Zi1 yuan2 Xian4]追捕to pursue

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