How common it is
搜 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
Guest access
Guests can browse all words. Sign in or create an account to save progress and unlock more practice.
Pronunciation focus
Say sōu slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“搜”表示仔细寻找或检查。
“sōu” biǎoshì zǐxì xúnzhǎo huò jiǎnchá.
"To search" means to look carefully or examine.
Context note
当我们找不到东西时，可以搜一搜房间的每个角落。
Dāng wǒmen zhǎo bù dào dōngxi shí, kěyǐ sōu yī sōu fángjiān de měi gè jiǎoluò.
When we can't find something, we can search every corner of the room.
5 examples
他在书包里搜铅笔。
tā zài shū bāo lǐ sōu qiān bǐ。
He searches for a pencil in his backpack.
妈妈帮我搜丢失的玩具。
mā ma bāng wǒ sōu diū shī de wán jù。
Mom helps me search for the lost toy.
我们搜遍了整个公园，终于找到了小狗。
wǒ men sōu biàn le zhěng gè gōng yuán， zhōng yú zhǎo dào le xiǎo gǒu。
We searched the whole park and finally found the puppy.
他用手机搜答案。
tā yòng shǒu jī sōu dá àn。
He uses his phone to search for answers.
老师让我们在字典里搜生词。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men zài zì diǎn lǐ sōu shēng cí。
The teacher asks us to search for new words in the dictionary.
5 mini stories
小明在房间里搜他的橡皮。
xiǎo míng zài fáng jiān lǐ sōu tā de xiàng pí。
Xiao Ming searches for his eraser in the room.
他搜了桌子下面，终于找到了。
tā sōu le zhuō zi xià miàn， zhōng yú zhǎo dào le。
He searched under the table and finally found it.
小红在图书馆搜一本故事书。
xiǎo hóng zài tú shū guǎn sōu yì běn gù shì shū。
Xiao Hong searches for a storybook in the library.
她搜了很久，终于找到了喜欢的书。
tā sōu le hěn jiǔ， zhōng yú zhǎo dào le xǐ huan de shū。
She searched for a long time and finally found a book she liked.
大家一起搜拼图，很快拼好了。
dà jiā yì qǐ sōu pīn tú， hěn kuài pīn hǎo le。
Everyone searched for puzzle pieces together and quickly finished the puzzle.