尋根溯源 xún gēn sù yuán

DEFINITIONS

  1. see 追根溯源[zhui1 gen1 su4 yuan2]

CHARACTERS

尋 xún seek, search, look for; ancient
根 gēn
HSK 3
root, base(d on); foundation
溯 sù go upstream, go against current; formerly
源 yuán
HSK 5
spring; source, head; surname