溯sou3源jyun4

sou3 jyun4inferredsù yuán

English

to investigate the origin of sth
to trace a river upstream back to its source

Examples

若追根溯源，绝大多数美国人都是移民。
Most Americans are descended from immigrants.
Tatoeba · zhouj1955 CC BY
如果追根溯源的话，绝大多数美国人都是移民。
Most Americans are descended from immigrants.
Tatoeba · zhouj1955 CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, synthesized

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