追根溯源

zhuī gēn sù yuán

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 追根溯源

• 根 根 gēn: root
• 追 追 duī: to sculpt
• 追 追 zhuī: to chase
• 源 源 yuán: root
• 溯 溯 sù: to go upstream
• 溯源 溯源 sù yuán: to investigate the origin of sth
• 追根 追根 zhuī gēn: to trace sth back to its source