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刨树搜根 — “To get to the bottom of something”

刨树搜根 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to get to the bottom of something”. To make a thorough investigation; to probe deeply into details. Literally, “dig up trees and search for roots”.

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刨树搜根 Pronunciation and Pinyin

刨树搜根 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
刨
páo7dig, plane, or subtract
树
shù9tree or plant
搜
sōu12search for, inspect
根
gēn10root, foundation, or basis

Example Sentence with 刨树搜根

经理决心要刨树搜根,查明生产线故障的真正原因。
The manager was determined to get to the bottom of it and find out the true cause of the production line malfunction.

Idioms Related to 刨树搜根

Synonyms of 刨树搜根

  • zhuī追gēn根sù溯yuán源trace back to the source

More idioms starting with 刨

  • páo刨gēn根jiū究dǐ底get to the bottom of a matter
  • páo刨gēn根wèn问dǐ底get to the bottom of something

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Questions about 刨树搜根

What does 刨树搜根 mean?

刨树搜根 (páo shù sōu gēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to get to the bottom of something”.

How do you pronounce 刨树搜根?

刨树搜根 is pronounced páo shù sōu gēn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 刨树搜根 literally mean?

Literally, 刨树搜根 means “dig up trees and search for roots”. It is used to mean “to get to the bottom of something”.

What is the Chinese definition of 刨树搜根?

比喻追究底细。

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