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(xún zhǎo) - to search for, to look for in Mandarin

xúnzhǎo

Traditional: 尋找

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Translation

to search for, to look for

Word origin

A compound of 寻 (xún, 'to seek') and 找 (zhǎo, 'to look for'), two near-synonyms doubled for emphasis. 找 is a phono-semantic compound with 扌(hand radical) for the sense and 戈 (gē) for the sound.

Origin
compound
Root
寻 (xún, 'to seek') + 找 (zhǎo, 'to look for'); 找 = 扌(hand) + 戈 (gē, phonetic)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 寻

Stroke order for 找

Examples

We are looking for a translator.

He has been searching for answers for years.

The police are searching for the missing child.

I am looking for my keys.

He is looking for a new job.

寻找 (xún zhǎo) means to search for or to look for.

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This word is part of lesson 19.