追根求源

to track sth to its roots

to sculpt / to carve / musical instrument (old)

to chase / to pursue / to look into / to investigate / to reminisce / to recall / to court (one's beloved) / to binge-watch (a TV drama) / retroactively / posthumously

to trace sth back to its source / to get to the bottom of sth

root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:條|条[tiao2] / radical (chemistry)

to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech

root / source / origin