| 追根问底 |
zhuī gēn wèn dǐ |
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth |
| 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) |
| 问 |
wèn |
to ask; to inquire |
| 底 |
de |
(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) |
| 底 |
dǐ |
bottom; base / background; foundation / copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record / (suffix) end of a year or month / (math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底数) |