粵

追zeoi1根gan1

zeoi1 gan1inferredzhuī gēn

English

  1. to trace sth back to its source
  2. to get to the bottom of sth

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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