go to the root of
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Zhu ī g ē nqi ú Yu á n, meaning to trace the origin of things, the same as "trace the origin". From China on a hard March
The origin of Idioms
The fourth chapter of Zhang Zhou's China with difficult steps: "tracing back to the source, tracing back to the dark curtain, cen Changjin shows his face."
Idiom usage
As predicate, object, adverbial; refers to the pursuit of the root. examples archaeological work relies on tracing the roots.
go to the root of
peace and tranquility under heaven - hǎi yàn hé qīng
relieve the state of zhao by besieging the state of wei - wéi wèi jiù zhào
The monk can't run away from the temple - pǎo le hé shàng pǎo bù le miào
each refused to give in to the other - gè bù xiāng ràng