抽絲剝繭

chōu sī bō jiǎn

C1–C2 Level 7

Definition

(lit.) to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)
(fig.) to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).