追根究底 zhuī gēn jiū dǐ

to get to the heart of the matter

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to get to the heart of the matter

Characters

Character Meaning
追 zhuī HSK 5
to chase after; to seek
根 gēn HSK 3
root; basis
究 jiū HSK 4
after all; to investigate; to study carefully
底 dǐ HSK 4
bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc)