Chinese word dictionary

溯溪

sù xī · river tracing; mountain stream climbing (recreational activity)

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Simplified溯溪

Traditional溯溪

Pinyinsù xī

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Character breakdown

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溯sù

to paddle upstream, to go against the current; to trace the source; formerly

溪xī

brook, creek, stream

How to learn 溯溪

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Words with the same characters

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追溯zhuīsù

lit. to go upstream; to trace sth back to; to date from

回溯huí sù

to recall; to look back upon

推溯tuī sù

to trace back to

溯源sù yuán

to investigate the origin of sth; to trace a river upstream back to its source

追本溯源zhuī běn sù yuán

to trace sth back to its origin

推本溯源tuī běn sù yuán

to go back to the source