追溯

zhuī sù · zhui su

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. lit. to go upstream
  2. to trace sth back to
  3. to date from

In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)习(xí)俗(sú)可(kě)以(yǐ)追(zhuī)溯(sù)到(dào)几(jǐ)百(bǎi)年(nián)前(qián)。

This custom can be traced back several hundred years.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)得(děi)追(zhuī)溯(sù)问(wèn)题(tí)的(de)根(gēn)源(yuán)才(cái)能(néng)解(jiě)决(jué)。

We need to trace the problem back to its root before we can solve it.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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