Chinese

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|- ! !exhausted; poor !radical (chem.); root; basis !after all; to investigate; to study carefully

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|- !trad. (窮根究底) | 窮 | 根 | 究 | 底 |- !simp. (穷根究底) | 穷 | 根 | 究 | 底 |}

Idiom

窮根究底

1. to get to the bottom of the matter
2. to make a thorough inquiry into something

Synonyms

• 追根究底 (zhuīgēnjiùdǐ)
• 尋根究底／寻根究底 (xúngēnjiùdǐ)