追溯既往
zhuī​sù​jì​wǎng

to trace the past

  • created sense approved 追溯既往 · zhuī​sù​jì​wǎng · to trace the past — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    追溯既往

    zhuī​sù​jì​wǎng

    to trace the past

    to trace something back to its origins or look back into the past

    追溯 (literal) → 追溯 · zhuī​sù · to trace back 既往 (literal) → 既往 · jì​wǎng · the past, formerly

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 追溯既往 · zhuī​sù​jì​wǎng · retroactivity — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    追溯既往

    zhuī​sù​jì​wǎng

    retroactivity

    the quality of being retroactive, especially in a legal or policy context

    追溯 (literal) → 追溯 · zhuī​sù · to trace back 既往 (literal) → 既往 · jì​wǎng · the past, formerly

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense