| 追根求源 |
zhuī gēn qiú yuán |
to track sth to its roots |
| 追 |
duī |
to sculpt / to carve / musical instrument (old) |
| 追 |
zhuī |
to chase / to pursue / to look into / to investigate / to reminisce / to recall / to court (one's beloved) / to binge-watch (a TV drama) / retroactively / posthumously |
| 追根 |
zhuī gēn |
to trace sth back to its source / to get to the bottom of sth |
| 根 |
gēn |
root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:条 / radical (chemistry) |
| 求 |
qiú |
to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech |
| 源 |
yuán |
root / source / origin |