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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

追溯 [zhuīsù]
  1. 1. verb trace

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

追溯 [zhuīsù]
  1. 1. trace back to; date from; trace
    这个传说可以追溯到遥远的过去。
    The legend goes (or can be traced) back to remote antiquity.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

追溯 [zhuīsù]
  1. 1. 向着江河源头逆流而行;比喻逆着时间顺序探求事物的根源
    追溯历史渊源。

Examples

追溯
追溯词源
追溯渊源。
an ex post facto law
追溯效力的法令
They have found cave paintings dating back thousands of years.
他们在洞穴里发现了石洞壁画,历史可追溯至数千年前。
This property dates from the 11th century.
这块地产最早可追溯到11世纪。

Collocations

追溯到上世纪
to date from the last century
追溯回去
in retrospect
追溯事由
to find the reason
追溯源头
to look for the source

Word Decomposition


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