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觅

mì

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Definitions

  1. 1. (literary) to seek
  2. 2. to find

Words Containing 觅

觅食行为
mì shí xíng wéi

foraging

另觅新欢
lìng mì xīn huān

to seek happiness elsewhere (euphemism for extramarital sex)

骑驴觅驴
qí lǘ mì lǘ

see 騎驢找驢|骑驴找驴[qí lu:2 zhǎo lu:2]

觅食
mì shí

to forage

觅取
mì qǔ

to seek

觅句
mì jù

to search for the right word (of poet)

踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫
tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu

to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily

寻觅
xún mì

to look for

闭门觅句
bì mén mì jù

lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing