Most Americans are descended from immigrants.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
追根溯源
to pursue sth back to its origins
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to pursue sth back to its origins
02
to trace back to the source
03
to get to the bottom of sth
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 追根溯源 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 追根溯源 appears in 2 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
Most Americans are descended from immigrants.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 追根溯源.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 追根溯源.
Directly before
- 若追根溯源1
- 如果追根溯源1
Directly after
- 追根溯源的话1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 追根溯源
What does 追根溯源 mean in Chinese?
追根溯源 (zhuīgēnsùyuán) means to pursue sth back to its origins.
How do you pronounce 追根溯源?
追根溯源 is pronounced zhuīgēnsùyuán.
Is 追根溯源 an HSK word?
追根溯源 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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