深究

shēnjiū

verb #22,428

Meanings

1 to investigate thoroughly
2 to probe deeply into
3 to dig deep into a matter

Characters

deep / thorough

to investigate / to go to the bottom of

Examples

我们不必深究这件事的细节。

Wǒmen bùbì shēnjiū zhè jiàn shì de xìjié.

We don't need to dig too deeply into the details of this matter.

警方决定深究此案。

Jǐngfāng juédìng shēnjiū cǐ'àn.

The police decided to investigate the case thoroughly.

Tips

usage

深究 often appears in the negative: 不必深究 or 不予深究 — meaning 'let's not go into this further.'

Stroke Order

深 shēn

究 jiū