溯源 sùyuán

sùyuán verb to investigate the origin of something; to trace a river upstream back to its source
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '溯源')

Contained in

• 追本溯源 to trace something back to its origin
• 追根溯源 to pursue sth back to its origins; to trace back to the source; to get to the bottom of sth
• 逆流溯源 to go back to the source
• 沿流溯源 to trace a stream to find the source
• 推本溯源 to go back to the source

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