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追溯 (zhuī sù): Trace back (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

追溯 consists of 2 characters.

to go upstream; to trace back to the source

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Pinyinzhuī sù

MeaningTrace back

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word追溯

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3.

How to Use 追溯 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 追溯 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith到

zhuī追

sù溯

dào到

neutral

trace back to

Auxiliary Verb + Verbwith可以

kě可

yǐ以

zhuī追

sù溯

Adverb + Verbwith难以

nán难

yǐ以

zhuī追

sù溯

Verb + Objectwith历史

zhuī追

sù溯

lì历

shǐ史

4.

Example Sentences with 追溯

wǒ我

men们

kě可

yǐ以

zhuī追

sù溯

zhè这

neutral

can be traced back

formal

Written

hard to trace back

formal

trace back history

ge个

gù故

shì事

de的

qǐ起

yuán源

。

We can trace the origin of this story.

ruò若

yào要

zhuī追

sù溯

zhè这

ge个

fǎ法

lǜ律

jiū纠

fēn纷

de的

gēn根

yuán源

，

xū需

chá查

yuè阅

sān三

nián年

qián前

de的

hé合

tong同

xì细

jié节

。

To trace back the root of this legal dispute, one must examine the contract details from three years ago.

nǐ你

néng能

fǒu否

zhuī追

sù溯

yí一

xià下

，

zhè这

ge个

yáo谣

yán言

zuì最

chū初

shì是

cóng从

shuí谁

nà那

lǐ里

chuán传

chū出

lái来

de的

？

Can you trace back to find out who initially spread this rumor?

lì历

shǐ史

xué学

jiā家

zhèng正

zài在

zhuī追

sù溯

zhè这

ge个

gǔ古

lǎo老

wén文

míng明

de的

yǎn演

biàn变

guò过

chéng程

。

Historians are tracing the evolution of this ancient civilization.

wǒ我

men们

wú无

fǎ法

zhuī追

sù溯

zhè这

bǐ笔

zī资

jīn金

de的

zuì最

zhōng终

liú流

xiàng向

，

yīn因

wèi为

jì记

lù录

yǐ已

bèi被

xiāo销

huǐ毁

。

We cannot trace back the final flow of these funds because the records have been destroyed.

zhuī追

sù溯

qǐ起

lái来

，

wǒ我

men们

liǎng两

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

de的

hé合

zuò作

guān关

xì系

shǐ始

yú于

yí一

cì次

ǒu偶

rán然

de的

háng行

yè业

huì会

yì议

。

Tracing back, the cooperative relationship between our two companies began with a chance industry conference.

tōng通

guò过

zhuī追

sù溯

jiā家

zú族

de的

lì历

shǐ史

，

tā他

fā发

xiàn现

le了

xǔ许

duō多

yǒu有

qù趣

de的

wǎng往

shì事

。

By tracing his family history, he discovered many interesting past events.

kē科

xué学

jiā家

tōng通

guò过

zhuī追

sù溯

jī基

yīn因

tū突

biàn变

，

jiē揭

shì示

le了

gāi该

wù物

zhǒng种

zài在

bīng冰

hé河

shí时

qī期

de的

qiān迁

xǐ徙

lù路

jìng径

。

By tracing back genetic mutations, scientists revealed the migration path of this species during the Ice Age.