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拔树寻根 — “To trace something to its very roots”

拔树寻根 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to trace something to its very roots”. To get to the bottom of a matter; to investigate thoroughly. Literally, “Pull up a tree to find its roots”.

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拔树寻根 Pronunciation and Pinyin

拔树寻根 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
拔
bá8pull out or uproot
树
shù9tree or plant
寻
xún6seek, search, look for
根
gēn10root, foundation, or basis

Example Sentence with 拔树寻根

对于这次设备故障的原因,技术团队决定拔树寻根,彻底查明真相。
Regarding the cause of this equipment malfunction, the technical team decided to trace it to its very roots to thoroughly ascertain the truth.

Idioms Related to 拔树寻根

Synonyms of 拔树寻根

  • zhuī追gēn根jiū究dǐ底get to the bottom of something

More idioms starting with 拔

  • bá拔dīng丁chōu抽xiē楔resolve difficulties or remove obstacles
  • bá拔bù不chū出jiǎo脚bogged down, unable to free oneself
  • bá拔bù不chū出tuǐ腿unable to extricate oneself
  • bá拔cóng丛chū出lèi类to stand out from the crowd
  • bá拔le了luó萝bo卜dì地pí皮kuān宽remove obstacles to expand influence
  • bá拔dāo刀xiāng相zhù助draw sword and help someone in trouble
  • bá拔dāo刀xiāng相xiàng向turn hostile and resort to violence
  • bá拔dāo刀xiāng相jì济draw sword to help someone in distress
  • bá拔rèn刃zhāng张nǔ弩Tense and poised for conflict
  • bá拔jiàn剑lùn论gōng功fiercely argue over one's achievements
  • bá拔shí十shī失wǔ五select ten, lose five
  • bá拔shí十dé得wǔ五difficult to select suitable talent

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Questions about 拔树寻根

What does 拔树寻根 mean?

拔树寻根 (bá shù xún gēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to trace something to its very roots”.

How do you pronounce 拔树寻根?

拔树寻根 is pronounced bá shù xún gēn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 拔树寻根 literally mean?

Literally, 拔树寻根 means “Pull up a tree to find its roots”. It is used to mean “to trace something to its very roots”.

What is the Chinese definition of 拔树寻根?

比喻追究到底。

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