溯源 sù yuán

to investigate the origin of sth

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 37433rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to investigate the origin of sth
  2. 2. to trace a river upstream back to its source

Characters

Character Meaning
溯 sù
to trace the source; to go upstream; variant of 溯sù
源 yuán HSK 5
origin; source; root