刨根 páo gēn 🔊 lit. to dig up the root + Review this word Meanings páo gēn lit. to dig up the rootto get to the heart of (the matter) Its characters 刨páoto digHSK 7–9根gēnrootHSK 5 Words with 刨根 刨根问底 páo gēn wèn dǐ to dig up roots and inquire at the base… 刨根儿 páo gēn r erhua variant of 刨根[pao2 gen1]