追根

zhuīgēn

verb #31,008

Meanings

1 to trace something back to its source
2 to get to the bottom of something
3 to investigate the root cause

Characters

to chase; pursue

Examples

HSK 2

追根这个问题要从十年前说起。

Zhuīgēn zhège wèntí yào cóng shí nián qián shuōqǐ.

Tracing this issue back, it goes back ten years.

HSK 4

他喜欢追根问底。

Tā xǐhuān zhuīgēn wèndǐ.

He loves getting to the bottom of things.

Tips

usage

Most commonly appears in the four-character set phrase 追根问底 or 追根究底, 'to chase the root and ask the bottom' - i.e., relentlessly investigate. Standalone 追根 is a shortened, somewhat literary form.

Stroke Order

追 zhuī

根 gēn