jiūgēnr
究根儿
get to the bottom of something; probe into the root cause
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to get to the bottom of something; to probe into the root cause
informalOften used in informal spoken Chinese to describe persistent questioning to find the true reason or origin of a matter. It can imply unwanted scrutiny or nitpicking when the matter is already settled.
Zhè这
shì事
yǐ已
jīng经
liǎo了
jié结
，
bù不
bì必
jiū揪
gēnr根
le儿
了
。
This matter is already settled, no need to get to the bottom of it.
Tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
jiū揪
gēnr根
shén儿
，
me什
shì么
qíng事
dōu情
yào都
wèn要
gè问
míng个
bai明
白
。
He likes to get to the bottom of things and asks until he understands everything.
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Bié别
jiū揪
gēnr根
le儿
guò了
，
qù过
de去
shì的
jiù事
ràng就
tā让
guò它
qù过
ba去
吧
。
Stop digging into the past, just let it go.
Lǎo老
bǎn板
jiū揪
gēnr根
wèn儿
qǐ问
xiàng起
mù项
shī目
bài失
de败
yuán的
yīn原
dà因
，
jiā大
dōu家
hěn都
jǐn很
zhāng紧
张
。
The boss probed into the root cause of the project's failure, making everyone nervous.