搜索 meaning in English

sōusuǒ

to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)

HSK 5verb22 strokes

Meaning of 搜索

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

sōusuǒ

to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)

How to use 搜索

搜索 is the everyday word for searching online or in a database, and it is also used for searching an area. You will see it on every search box. Example: 我在网上搜索了一下。(Wǒ zài wǎngshàng sōusuǒ le yíxià.) I did a quick search online.

搜 (sōu) has the hand radical 扌, so picture a hand digging around to look for something. 索 (suǒ) also appears in 线索 (xiànsuǒ, clues) and 探索 (tànsuǒ, to explore), so think of a hand following a trail of clues.

Common mistake: Learners often write 索 with the top of 素 (sù) or mix it up with 紧 (jǐn). Check that 索 has 十 and a cover 冖 on top. Also keep both tones high and falling correctly: sōu is first tone, suǒ is third tone, not sǒusuǒ.

搜索 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ们men可kě以yǐ搜sōu索suǒ词cí并bìng得dé到dào翻fān译yì。但dàn这zhè真zhēn不bú是shì一yī本běn寻xún常cháng的de字zì典diǎn。

You can search words, and get translations. But it's not exactly a typical dictionary.

我wǒ们men分fēn散sàn开kāi来lái并bìng在zài树shù林lín中zhōng展zhǎn开kāi搜sōu索suǒ。

We spread out and began to search through the woods.

援yuán救jiù人rén员yuán为wèi了le找zhǎo到dào孩hái子zi，仔zǐ细xì搜sōu索suǒ了le那nà个ge区qū域yù。

The rescue worker searched the area, looking for the child.

你nǐ们men可kě以yǐ搜sōu索suǒ含hán有yǒu某mǒu个gè词cí的de句jù子zi并bìng得dé到dào这zhè些xiē句jù子zi的de翻fān译yì。

You can search sentences containing a certain word and get translations for these sentences.

主zhǔ要yào互hù联lián网wǎng的de搜sōu索suǒ引yǐn擎qíng之zhī一yī说shuō：“快kuài比bǐ慢màn好hǎo”。

One of the major Internet search engines states that ‘Fast is better than slow’.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

搜 sōu · to search · 12 strokes

索 suǒ · cable · 10 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 搜索.

线索	xiànsuǒ	trail; clues
探索	tànsuǒ	to explore; to probe
搜查	sōuchá	to search
搜寻	sōuxún	to search; to look for
搜集	sōují	to gather; to collect
搜救	sōujiù	search and rescue
索取	suǒqǔ	to ask; to demand
思索	sīsuǒ	to think deeply; to ponder
索赔	suǒpéi	to ask for compensation; to claim damages
摸索	mōsuǒ	to feel about; to grope about
利索	lìsuo	nimble
索性	suǒxìng	you might as well (do it); simply

Questions about 搜索

What does 搜索 mean?

搜索 (sōusuǒ) means "to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 搜索?

搜索 is made of 2 characters: 搜 (12 strokes), 索 (10 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 搜索 an HSK word?

Yes. 搜索 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 搜索 and 搜查?

搜索 is general searching, especially online or over an area. 搜查 (sōuchá) usually means an official search, like police searching a house or a person.

How do you say "search engine" in Chinese?

A search engine is 搜索引擎 (sōusuǒ yǐnqíng). In casual speech people often just say 搜一下 (sōu yíxià) for "search it".