páogēnr
刨根儿
get to the bottom of something; inquire to the root
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to get to the bottom of; to dig for the root cause; to inquire meticulously
informalA metaphorical expression from the literal action of digging up roots (刨根). Often used to describe persistent questioning to uncover hidden details or the fundamental truth of a matter.
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.
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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.