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找

zhǎo · zhao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Old HSK 2

Meaning

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

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)呢(ne)？找不到(zhǎobudào)了(le)！

    Where is my phone? I cannot find it!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)找(zhǎo)过(guò)？

    Where have you looked?

  3. Dengdeng

    桌子(zhuōzi)上(shàng)，包(bāo)里(lǐ)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)找(zhǎo)了(le)。

    On the table, in the bag, I looked everywhere.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)拿(ná)的(de)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is that in your hand?

  5. Dengdeng

    是(shì)手机(shǒujī)……我(wǒ)一直(yīzhí)拿(ná)着(zhe)它(tā)找(zhǎo)手机(shǒujī)。

    It is the phone... I have been holding it while looking for it.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)找(zhǎo)的(de)东西(dōngxi)，一直(yīzhí)在(zài)你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)！

    The thing you look for was in your hand all along!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)找(zhǎo)一(yí)个(gè)漂(piào)亮(liang)的(de)屋(wū)子(zi)住(zhù)。

We are looking for a nice house to live in.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)给(gěi)我(wǒ)的(de)钱(qián)找(zhǎo)多(duō)了(le)，请(qǐng)拿(ná)回(huí)去(qù)。

You gave me too much change; please take it back.

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