(xún zhǎo) - to search for, to look for in Mandarin
xúnzhǎoTraditional: 寻找
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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
寻
找
Examples
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We are looking for a translator.
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He has been searching for answers for years.
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The police are searching for the missing child.
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I am looking for my keys.
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He is looking for a new job.
寻找 (xún zhǎo) means to search for or to look for.
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