How to say “look for” in Chinese
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“Look for” in Chinese is 找, zhǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
找 is read zhǎo. 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 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 “找”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 找. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你找谁？nǐzhǎoshéiWho are you looking for?
- 我一下课就去教室找你wǒyíxiàkèjiùqùjiàoshìzhǎonǐAs soon as class is over, I'll come to the classroom to find you.
- 我想找一个安静的地方wǒxiǎngzhǎoyígeānjìngdedìfangI want to find a quiet place.
- 我想找个安静的地方度假wǒxiǎngzhǎogeānjìngdedìfangdùjiàI want to find a quiet place for a vacation.
- 空调坏了，得找人来修。kōngtiáohuàile,děizhǎorénláixiūThe air conditioner is broken, we need to get someone to fix it.
- 你肯定能找到好工作nǐkěndìngnéngzhǎodàohǎogōngzuòYou’ll definitely find a good job.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Where are you?”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “look for” in Chinese?
“Look for” in Chinese is 找, pinyin zhǎo.
What does 找 mean?
找 (zhǎo) means “look for”.
How do you write 找?
找 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 找?
找 is read zhǎo. Tones: zhǎo — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“look for” in the lesson “Where are you?”
This word is from the topic “Around the city” of HSK 1. 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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