追根究底

zhuī gēn jiū dǐ

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1. to get to the heart of the matter

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Child Words of 追根究底

• 底 底 de: (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
• 底 底 dǐ: background
• 根 根 gēn: root
• 追 追 duī: to sculpt
• 追 追 zhuī: to chase
• 根究 根究 gēn jiū: to investigate (sth) thoroughly
• 究 究 jiū: after all
• 追根 追根 zhuī gēn: to trace sth back to its source