追根问底 — Chinese idiom
追根问底
zhuī gēn wèn dǐ
Traditional: 追根問底
Meaning
- lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base ; to get to the bottom of sth
Character by character
- 追zhuīto pursue, to chase after; to expel
- 根gēnroot, basis, foundation
- 问wènto ask about, to inquire after
- 底dǐbottom, underside; below, underneath
Idioms sharing a character
- 买笑追欢 mǎi xiào zhuī huān
- 追名逐利 zhuī míng zhú lì
- 追悔莫及 zhuī huǐ mò jí
- 刨根问底 páo gēn wèn dǐ
- 寻根问底 xún gēn wèn dǐ
- 斩草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
- 根深叶茂 gēn shēn yè mào
- 归根究底 guī gēn jiū dǐ
- 盘根问底 pán gēn wèn dǐ
- 盘根究底 pán gēn jiū dǐ
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