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zhuī sù · zhui su

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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

  1. Liangliang

    这家(zhèjiā)茶馆(cháguǎn)看(kàn)起来(qǐlai)很(hěn)老(lǎo)，有(yǒu)多少年(duōshaonián)了(le)？

    This teahouse looks very old. How old is it?

  2. Dengdeng

    墙上(qiángshàng)写着(xiězhe)，它的(tāde)历史(lìshǐ)可以(kěyǐ)追溯(zhuīsù)到(dào)一百年(yībǎinián)前(qián)。

    The wall says its history goes back a hundred years.

  3. Liangliang

    一百年(yībǎinián)！比(bǐ)我(wǒ)爷爷(yéye)还(hái)老(lǎo)！

    A hundred years! Older than my grandpa!

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)你(nǐ)家(jiā)的(de)历史(lìshǐ)能(néng)追溯(zhuīsù)到(dào)哪一年(nǎyīnián)吗(ma)？

    Do you know how far back your family history goes?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)只能(zhǐnéng)追溯(zhuīsù)到(dào)我(wǒ)爷爷(yéye)，再(zài)早(zǎo)我(wǒ)就(jiù)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)了(le)。

    I can only trace it to my grandpa. Before that I don't know.

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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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