追根 zhuīgēn
verb
to trace something back to its source
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
, Subdomain: Education
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '追根')
Contained in
- 追根究底 to get to the heart of the matter
- 追根求源 to track something to its roots
- 追根问底(追根問底) to examine roots and inquire at the base; to get to the bottom of sth
- 追根溯源 to pursue sth back to its origins; to trace back to the source; to get to the bottom of sth