刨根问底 get to the bottom of things
Explanation
刨根问底是一个成语，意思是追究事情的底细，问个明白。它通常用于形容一个人对事情的好奇心强，或者对事情的认真负责的态度。
Páo gēn wèn dǐ is a Chinese idiom that means to investigate a matter thoroughly and understand everything. It's usually used to describe someone's strong curiosity about something or their serious and responsible attitude toward something.
Origin Story
在一个偏僻的小山村里，住着一位年过七旬的老中医，他医术高明，远近闻名。一天，一位年轻的医生慕名来到老中医家，想向他学习医术。老中医热情地接待了他，并向他讲述自己的从医经验。年轻医生对老中医的医术十分好奇，便刨根问底地向他询问各种医理知识和治病方法。老中医不厌其烦地一一解答，并向他传授一些独门秘方。年轻医生受益匪浅，深感老中医医术的精妙之处，并下定决心好好学习，继承和发扬老中医的医术。从此以后，他虚心学习，刻苦钻研，最终也成为了一位名医。
In a remote mountain village, there lived a seventy-year-old traditional Chinese medicine doctor who was known for his superb medical skills. One day, a young doctor came to the old doctor's house to learn medical skills. The old doctor warmly received him and told him about his experience in practicing medicine. The young doctor was very curious about the old doctor's medical skills, and he thoroughly asked him about various medical theories and treatment methods. The old doctor patiently answered one by one and passed on some unique secret recipes to him. The young doctor benefited a lot, deeply feeling the magic of the old doctor's medical skills, and determined to study hard, inherit, and carry forward the old doctor's medical skills. From then on, he humbly learned, studied diligently, and finally became a famous doctor.
Usage
刨根问底通常用于口语，形容对问题追根究底，探求真相。
Páo gēn wèn dǐ is usually used in colloquial language to describe someone's thorough investigation into a problem to find out the truth.
Examples
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他刨根问底地追问事情的真相。
tā páo gēn wèndǐ de zhuīwèn shìqíng de zhēnxiàng
He investigated the truth of the matter thoroughly.
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我对这件事刨根问底，终于弄清了来龙去脉。
wǒ duì zhè jiàn shì páo gēn wèndǐ, zhōngyú nòng qīng le láilóngmài
I got to the bottom of the matter and finally understood everything.