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xún
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. to search
  2. 2. to look for
  3. 3. to seek

Words Containing 寻

推寻
tuī xún

to examine

寻味
xún wèi

to think sth over

寻常
xún cháng

usual

寻甸回族彝族自治县
xún diàn huí zú yí zú zì zhì xiàn

Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明[kūn míng], Yunnan

追寻
zhuī xún

to pursue

寻死
xún sǐ

to attempt suicide

寻问
xún wèn

to inquire

超乎寻常
chāo hū xún cháng

out of the ordinary

自寻死路
zì xún sǐ lù

to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom)

寻欢
xún huān

to seek pleasure (esp. sexual)

寻花
xún huā

flower-viewing

踏雪寻梅
tà xuě xún méi

to walk in the snow to view the flowering plum

自寻烦恼
zì xún fán nǎo

to bring trouble on oneself (idiom)

不同寻常
bù tóng xún cháng

out of the ordinary

寻访
xún fǎng

to inquire after

寻出
xún chū

to find out

寻觅
xún mì

to look for

寻思
xún sī

to consider

英寻
yīng xún

fathom (1.83 meters)

探寻
tàn xún

to search

寻乌
xún wū

Xunwu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[gàn zhōu], Jiangxi

寻短见
xún duǎn jiàn

to commit suicide

寻根
xún gēn

to seek one's roots

寻事生非
xún shì shēng fēi

to look for trouble

耐人寻味
nài rén xún wèi

thought-provoking

搜寻引擎
sōu xún yǐn qíng

search engine

无处可寻
wú chù kě xún

cannot be found anywhere (idiom)

可寻址
kě xún zhǐ

addressable (computing)

异乎寻常
yì hū xún cháng

unusual

寻仇
xún chóu

to carry out a vendetta against sb

寻乌县
xún wū xiàn

Xunwu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[gàn zhōu], Jiangxi

寻欢作乐
xún huān zuò lè

pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation

寻址
xún zhǐ

to address

寻来范畴
xún lái fàn chóu

(math.) derived category

寻的
xún dì

homing

寻机
xún jī

to look for an opportunity

寻水术
xún shuǐ shù

dowsing

寻宝
xún bǎo

treasure hunt

寻求
xún qiú

to seek; to look for

搜寻软体
sōu xún ruǎn tǐ

search software

寻租
xún zū

rent seeking (economics)

蒐寻
sōu xún

to look for

寻花问柳
xún huā wèn liǔ

lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)

追根寻底
zhuī gēn xún dǐ

see 追根究底[zhuī gēn jiū dǐ]

寻获
xún huò

to find

找寻
zhǎo xún

to look for

搜寻
sōu xún

to search

寻衅滋事罪
xún xìn zī shì zuì

disorderly behavior (PRC law)

寻找
xún zhǎo

to seek; to look for

追寻现代中国
zhuī xún xiàn dài zhōng guó

In Search of Modern China by Jonathan D Spence 史景遷|史景迁[shǐ jǐng qiān]

寻甸县
xún diàn xiàn

Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明[kūn míng], Yunnan

寻根溯源
xún gēn sù yuán

see 追根溯源[zhuī gēn sù yuán]

访寻
fǎng xún

to enquire

寻回犬
xún huí quǎn

retriever

妙探寻凶
miào tàn xún xiōng

Cluedo (board game)

寻根问底
xún gēn wèn dǐ

lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

寻开心
xún kāi xīn

to make fun of

寻摸
xún mo

to look for

寻呼机
xún hū jī

pager

寻衅
xún xìn

to pick a quarrel