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Mandarin · pinyin xún gēn

to seek one's roots
to get to the bottom of a matter

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根: gēn · root, base(d on); foundation
寻: xún · seek, search, look for; ancient

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2–1 · xun2 gen1

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verb

to find the origin or cause
to search for one's ancestral roots

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