追溯

zhuīsù

verb HSK 7-9 #10,335

Meanings

1 to trace back to
2 to date from
3 to go upstream

Characters

to chase; to pursue

to go upstream; to trace back

Examples

HSK 4

这个传统可以追溯到唐朝。

Zhège chuántǒng kěyǐ zhuīsù dào Tángcháo.

This tradition can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty.

HSK 7-9

我们需要追溯问题的根源。

Wǒmen xūyào zhuīsù wèntí de gēnyuán.

We need to trace the problem back to its root cause.

Tips

memory

追 (chase) + 溯 (go upstream) = chasing something upstream to its source, i.e. tracing back to the origin.

Stroke Order

追 zhuī

溯 sù