qióng
yuán
liú

idiom
formal
literary

Meaning of 穷源溯流

穷源溯流 means to investigate the origin and trace the development; to get to the root of things. Pronounced qióng yuán sù liú.

  • to investigate the origin and trace the development; to get to the root of things

Definitions & Examples

Yán
jiū
dài
wén
míng
qióng
yuán
liú
 
cái
néng
huán
yuán
shǐ
de
zhēn
xiàng
 

Studying ancient civilizations requires tracing to the source to restore the truth of history.

Zhè
wèi
xué
zhě
xiě
wén
zhāng
zǒng
shì
huān
qióng
yuán
liú
 
zhuī
gēn
jiū
 

This scholar always likes to get to the root of things when writing articles.

Duì
zhè
xiàng
shù
de
yuán
 
men
yào
qióng
yuán
liú
de
jìn
xíng
kǎo
chá
 

Regarding the origin of this technology, we need to conduct an investigation that traces back to the source.