抽丝剥茧

抽絲剝繭
chōusī-bāojiǎn
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to unwind silk from a cocoon
  2. 2 to unravel a mystery layer by layer
  3. 3 to analyze meticulously and methodically

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhēntàn chōusībāojiǎn, zhōngyú chámíng le ànjiàn de zhēnxiàng.
The detective unraveled the case clue by clue and finally got to the truth.
HSK 7-9
Tā chōusībāojiǎn de fēnxī le zhěnggè shìjiàn de láilóngqùmài.
He methodically untangled the whole sequence of events.

Tips

memory
Two slow, painstaking actions: pulling silk thread from a cocoon, peeling the cocoon layer by layer. The image captures patient, step-by-step analysis.

Stroke Order

chōu
bāo
jiǎn