追溯 - To Trace Back To - Simplified Chinese word mnemonic

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to trace back to

追

to chase

溯

to go upstream

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to trace back to

trace back to, traced back to, tracing back to, traces back to

追溯 To trace back to is 追 to chase the origins of something by 溯 going upstream to earlier points in the stream of time.

这事件可追溯到去年。

This event can be traced back to last year.

这节日可以追溯到古代。

This festival can be traced back to ancient times.

污染源头被追溯到一家工厂。

The source of pollution was traced back to a factory.