追根溯源
zhuīgēn-sùyuán
to trace to the source
Every meaning
zhuīgēn-sùyuán
- to trace to the source
Its characters
- 追zhuīto chase; to pursue
- 根gēnroot
- 溯sùto go upstream
- 源yuánsource; origin (as in 来源)
Words with 追
Words with 根
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.