推本溯源 tuī běn sù yuán

to go back to the source

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to go back to the source

Characters

Character Meaning
推 tuī HSK 4
to push; to push forward; to put off
本 běn HSK 1
this; the current; original
溯 sù
to trace the source; to go upstream; variant of 溯sù
源 yuán HSK 5
origin; source; root