search; look for
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to search for; to look for; to seek out
neutralImplies a systematic or thorough search over a wide area or through various sources, often for something missing or needed for an investigation.
Jǐng警
fāng方
zhèng正
zài在
quán全
chéng城
sōu搜
xún寻
shī失
zōng踪
de的
ér儿
tóng童
。
The police are searching the entire city for the missing child.
Wèi为
le了
xiě写
lùn论
wén文
，
tā他
sōu搜
xún寻
le了
dà大
liàng量
de的
lì历
shǐ史
zī资
liào料
。
To write his thesis, he searched for a large amount of historical data.
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Jiù救
yuán援
duì队
zài在
shān山
lín林
zhōng中
sōu搜
xún寻
le了
yī一
tiān天
，
zhōng终
yú于
zhǎo找
dào到
le了
mí迷
lù路
de的
dēng登
shān山
zhě者
。
The rescue team searched the mountain forests for a day and finally found the lost hiker.
Tā他
zài在
wǎng网
shàng上
sōu搜
xún寻
le了
bàn半
tiān天
，
yě也
méi没
zhǎo找
dào到
hé合
shì适
de的
jiǔ酒
diàn店
。
He searched online for a long time but couldn't find a suitable hotel.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
zài在
yí遗
zhǐ址
zhōng中
sōu搜
xún寻
gǔ古
dài代
wén文
míng明
de的
yí遗
jì迹
。
Archaeologists are searching the ruins for traces of ancient civilization.