How to say “search” in Chinese
search (for information)
“Search” in Chinese is 查找, chá zhǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
查找 is read chá zhǎo: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 木 “tree”.
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “查找”.
More words from the lesson “Knowledge and difficulties”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “search” in Chinese?
“Search” in Chinese is 查找, pinyin cházhǎo.
What does 查找 mean?
查找 (cházhǎo) means “search (for information)”.
How do you write 查找?
查找 is 2 characters: 查 (chá) — check, look up; 找 (zhǎo) — look for. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 查找?
查找 is read cházhǎo. Tones: chá — second tone, zhǎo — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“search” in the lesson “Knowledge and difficulties”
This word is from the topic “In class” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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