Usage note
“寻找”是努力找到丢失或需要的东西。
“xún zhǎo” shì nǔ lì zhǎo dào diū shī huò xū yào de dōng xī.
"Look for" means to try hard to find something lost or needed.
Context note
在公园里，小朋友在寻找自己的玩具。
Zài gōng yuán lǐ, xiǎo péng yǒu zài xún zhǎo zì jǐ de wán jù.
In the park, children are looking for their toys.
5 examples
我在寻找我的铅笔盒。
wǒ zài xún zhǎo wǒ de qiān bǐ hé。
I am looking for my pencil case.
她寻找丢失的钥匙。
tā xún zhǎo diū shī de yào shi。
She is looking for the lost key.
我们寻找回家的路。
wǒ men xún zhǎo huí jiā de lù。
We are looking for the way home.
小猫在寻找老鼠。
xiǎo māo zài xún zhǎo lǎo shǔ。
The kitten is looking for a mouse.
他寻找最好的朋友。
tā xún zhǎo zuì hǎo de péng yǒu。
He is looking for his best friend.
5 mini stories
小明在寻找他的书包。书包在椅子下面。
xiǎo míng zài xún zhǎo tā de shū bāo。 shū bāo zài yǐ zi xià miàn。
Xiao Ming is looking for his schoolbag. The schoolbag is under the chair.
妈妈在寻找她的手机。手机在桌子上。
mā ma zài xún zhǎo tā de shǒu jī。 shǒu jī zài zhuō zi shàng。
Mom is looking for her phone. The phone is on the table.
我们寻找丢失的球。球在草丛里。
wǒ men xún zhǎo diū shī de qiú。 qiú zài cǎo cóng lǐ。
We are looking for the lost ball. The ball is in the grass.
小鸟寻找食物。它找到了一粒种子。
xiǎo niǎo xún zhǎo shí wù。 tā zhǎo dào le yí lì zhǒng zi。
The little bird is looking for food. It found a seed.
她寻找彩色笔。彩色笔在抽屉里。
tā xún zhǎo cǎi sè bǐ。 cǎi sè bǐ zài chōu tì lǐ。
She is looking for colored pens. The colored pens are in the drawer.
Mini dialogue
寻找铅笔
A
你在寻找什么？
Nǐ zài xúnzhǎo shénme?
What are you looking for?
B
我在寻找我的铅笔。
Wǒ zài xúnzhǎo wǒ de qiānbǐ.
I am looking for my pencil.
寻找朋友
A
我们一起寻找小明吧。
Wǒmen yīqǐ xúnzhǎo Xiǎomíng ba.
Let's look for Xiaoming together.
B
好，他可能在图书馆。
Hǎo, tā kěnéng zài túshūguǎn.
Okay, he might be in the library.
Related words and contrasts
similar
找
zhǎo
look for
simpler word for look for
related
发现
fāxiàn
discover
result of looking for something
opposite
丢失
diūshī
lose
opposite of finding