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zhǎo
HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 1

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Definitions

  1. 1. to try to find
  2. 2. to look for
  3. 3. to call on sb
  4. 4. to find
  5. 5. to seek
  6. 6. to return
  7. 7. to give change

Example Sentences

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湯姆尋 瑪麗。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13174532)

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Words Containing 找

花钱找罪受
huā qián zhǎo zuì shòu

to spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous

找借口
zhǎo jiè kǒu

to look for a pretext

找不着
zhǎo bu zháo

to be unable to find

查找
chá zhǎo

to search for

找见
zhǎo jiàn

to find (sth one has been looking for)

找抽
zhǎo chōu

(coll.) to look for trouble

找事
zhǎo shì

to look for employment

满地找牙
mǎn dì zhǎo yá

to be looking for one's teeth all over the floor

找辙
zhǎo zhé

to look for a pretext

找岔子
zhǎo chà zi

to look for blemishes

找不着北
zhǎo bu zháo běi

to be confused and disoriented

找到
zhǎo dào

to find

找零
zhǎo líng

to give change

骑马找马
qí mǎ zhǎo mǎ

(idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one

找上门
zhǎo shàng mén

to come to sb's door

找寻
zhǎo xún

to look for

找平
zhǎo píng

to level (ground)

找不到
zhǎo bu dào

can't find

找补
zhǎo bu

to compensate

找茬
zhǎo chá

to pick fault with

寻找
xún zhǎo

to seek; to look for

自找苦吃
zì zhǎo kǔ chī

to bring trouble on oneself

自找
zì zhǎo

to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions

找赎
zhǎo shú

(dialect) to give change

找着
zhǎo zháo

to find

找对象
zhǎo duì xiàng

to seek a marriage partner

找不自在
zhǎo bù zì zai

to ask for trouble

找出
zhǎo chū

to find

找机会
zhǎo jī huì

to look for an opportunity

不用找
bù yòng zhǎo

\keep the change\ (restaurant expression)

骑驴找驴
qí lǘ zhǎo lǘ

lit. to search for the mule while riding on it (idiom)

找麻烦
zhǎo má fan

to look for trouble

找齐
zhǎo qí

to make uniform

找死
zhǎo sǐ

to court death; to take a big risk

找饭碗
zhǎo fàn wǎn

to look for a job

自找麻烦
zì zhǎo má fan

to ask for trouble

找钱
zhǎo qián

to give change

找头
zhǎo tou

change (from money paid)

找遍
zhǎo biàn

to search everywhere

找回
zhǎo huí

to retrieve

骑驴找马
qí lǘ zhǎo mǎ

(idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one

找门路
zhǎo mén lù

to seek help from social connections