zhuī
běn
yuán

idiom
formal

Meaning of 追本溯源

追本溯源 means to trace back to the source; to investigate the origin; to get to the root of the matter. Pronounced zhuī běn sù yuán.

  • to trace back to the source; to investigate the origin; to get to the root of the matter

Definitions & Examples

Yán
jiū
shǐ
yào
zhuī
běn
yuán
 
cái
néng
chū
zhèng
què
jié
lùn
 

To study history, one must trace back to the source in order to reach correct conclusions.

Wèi
le
jiě
jué
zhè
wèn
 
men
zhuī
běn
yuán
 
zhǎo
chū
gēn
běn
yuán
yīn
 

To solve this problem, we must get to the root of the matter and identify the fundamental cause.

Zhè
piān
wén
zhāng
zhuī
běn
yuán
 
xiáng
de
jiè
shào
le
zhè
de
yuán
 

This article traces back to the source, detailing the origin of this custom.

xué
jiā
zhuī
běn
yuán
 
zhōng
xiàn
le
zhè
zhǒng
bìng
de
lái
yuán
 

Scientists traced back to the source and finally discovered the origin of this virus.