to go upstream / to trace the source
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lit. to go upstream / to trace sth back to / to date from
to recall / to look back upon
to investigate the origin of sth / to trace a river upstream back to its source
river tracing / mountain stream climbing (recreational activity)
see 追根溯源[]
to go back to the source
to trace back to
to trace sth back to its origin
to pursue sth back to its origins / to trace back to the source / to get to the bottom of sth
to go back to the source
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