Chinese

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|- ! !to search; to look for; to seek !radical (chem.); root; basis !after all; to investigate; to study carefully

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|- !trad. (尋根究底) | 尋 | 根 | 究 | 底 |- !simp. (寻根究底) | 寻 | 根 | 究 | 底 |}

Idiom

尋根究底

1. to get to the bottom of the matter
2. to make a thorough inquiry into something

Synonyms

• 追根究底 (zhuīgēnjiùdǐ)
• 窮根究底／穷根究底 (qiónggēnjiùdǐ)