jiū​qí​gēn​yuán

to trace something to its source

  • created sense approved 究其根源 · jiū​qí​gēn​yuán · to trace something to its source — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    究其根源

    jiū​qí​gēn​yuán

    to trace something to its source

    to investigate the root of a matter; to get to the bottom of something.

    究 (literal) → 究 · jiū · to investigate 其 (literal) → 其 · qí · [third-person possessive] 根源 (literal) → 根源 · gēn​yuán · to trace back

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