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páogēnr

刨
根
儿（兒）

idiom
informal
verb

Meaning of 刨根儿

刨根儿 means to get to the bottom of; to dig for the root cause; to inquire meticulously. Pronounced páo gēnr.

  • to get to the bottom of; to dig for the root cause; to inquire meticulously

Definitions & Examples

Tā他
zuò做
shén什
me么
shì事
dōu都
xǐ喜
huān欢
páo刨
gēnr根
fēi儿
 ，
yào非
nòng要
qīng弄
chu清
lái楚
lóng来
qù龙
mài去
bù脉
kě不
 可
 。

He likes to get to the bottom of everything, insisting on understanding the whole story from beginning to end.

Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
fēi非
děi得
páo刨
pao刨
gēnr根
bù儿
kě不
bù可
 ，
néng不
jiù能
zhè就
me这
hú么
lǐ糊
hú里
tú糊
guò涂
qù过
le去
 了
 。

We must dig for the root cause of this matter; we can't just let it pass in a muddle.

Jì记
zhě者
páo刨
gēnr根
wèn儿
dǐr问
zhōng底
yú儿
 ，
chá终
qīng于
le查
shì清
jiàn了
de事
zhēn件
xiàng的
 真
 相
 。

The reporter got to the bottom of things with persistent questioning and finally uncovered the truth of the incident.

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