Meaning of 寻找
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to seek; to look for
How to use 寻找
寻找 is more formal and literary than plain 找. It often takes abstract or important objects like answers, opportunities, or missing people. Example: 我们正在寻找解决问题的方法。(Wǒmen zhèngzài xúnzhǎo jiějué wèntí de fāngfǎ.) We are looking for a way to solve the problem.
寻 (xún) means to search and 找 (zhǎo) means to look for, so 寻找 doubles the idea of searching. Picture 找 with its hand 扌 on the left, reaching out to grab what you are hunting for.
Common mistake: Learners often use 寻找 when they mean they actually found something. 寻找 only means searching, so use 找到 (zhǎodào) for the result. Also, 找 (zhǎo) is easy to confuse with 我 (wǒ), which has an extra stroke on the left instead of the hand radical 扌.
寻找 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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寻 xún · to search · 6 strokes
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找 zhǎo · to try to find · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 寻找.
| 找到 | zhǎodào | to find |
| 找出 | zhǎochū | to find; to search out |
| 寻求 | xúnqiú | to seek; to look for |
| 寻常 | xúncháng | usual; common; ordinary |
| 搜寻 | sōuxún | to search; to look for |
| 查找 | cházhǎo | to search for; to look up |
| 不同寻常 | bùtóng-xúncháng | out of the ordinary; unusual |
| 寻觅 | xúnmì | to look for |
| 耐人寻味 | nàirénxúnwèi | (idiom) thought-provoking; to provide food for thought |
| 找回 | zhǎohuí | to retrieve |
| 找死 | zhǎosǐ | to court death; to take a big risk |
| 追寻 | zhuīxún | to pursue; to track down |
Questions about 寻找
What does 寻找 mean?
寻找 (xúnzhǎo) means "to seek; to look for" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 寻找?
寻找 is made of 2 characters: 寻 (6 strokes), 找 (7 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 寻找 an HSK word?
Yes. 寻找 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 寻找 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 寻找 is written 尋找.
What is the difference between 寻找 and 找?
找 is everyday and casual, for example 找钥匙 (zhǎo yàoshi), to look for keys. 寻找 sounds more formal and is common in writing, news, and for serious or abstract searches. 找 also has other meanings, like giving change, which 寻找 does not have.
How is 寻找 different from 寻求?
寻找 is about searching for something, concrete or abstract, such as a person or a clue. 寻求 (xúnqiú) means to seek in the sense of requesting or pursuing, and it usually goes with words like 帮助 (bāngzhù), help, or 支持 (zhīchí), support.