(zhǎo) - to look for & to seek

Tone 3

zhǎo | 7 strokes | radical: 扌

· zhǎo

to look for;

to seek;

to find;

to search;

to discover

to look forto seekto find

Usage highlights

to look forto findto look for a jobto look for troubleto look upto search for

Synonyms

  • to search; to look for
  • to seek; to look for
  • 搜索to search; to scout

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • I need to find my keys (找钥匙).
  • He is looking for a job (找工作).
  • Can you help me find this address?(找地址)
  • She found a solution to the problem (找办法).

Collocations

  • to look for(寻找)
  • to find(找到)
  • to look for a job(找工作)
  • to look for trouble(找麻烦)
  • to look up(查找)
  • to search for(搜寻)

Idioms

  • To find fault(找茬儿)
  • To look for trouble(找麻烦)
  • To nitpick(找碴儿)
  • To seek common ground while reserving differences(求同存异)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character combines the hand radical (扌) with 戈 (dagger-axe), suggesting the action of searching with one's hands.
  • Commonly used in everyday language for searching and finding objects, information, or solutions.

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