zhuī​jiū HSK6

hold accountable

追究 zhuī​jiū
hold accountable verb
to investigate in order to attribute responsibility or legal liability

He must be held accountable for his mistakes.

investigate verb
to look into or examine a matter or its origins thoroughly

You should investigate the root cause of this matter.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
3.49 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
22.3 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 6

Sources

Definitions
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