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搜寻

sōu xún · sou xun

Traditional 搜尋

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to search
  2. to look for
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Hide and seek

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)在(zài)玩(wán)捉迷藏(zhuōmícáng)，我(wǒ)搜寻(sōuxún)了(le)半个(bànge)小时(xiǎoshí)，还是(háishi)找(zhǎo)不(bù)到(dào)你(nǐ)！

    We are playing hide and seek. I searched for half an hour and still can't find you!

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)就(jiù)在(zài)屋子(wūzi)里(lǐ)，你(nǐ)再(zài)搜寻(sōuxún)一下(yīxià)大(dà)柜子(guìzi)吧(ba)。

    I am right in the room. Search the big cupboard again.

  3. Liangliang

    大(dà)柜子(guìzi)我(wǒ)搜寻(sōuxún)过(guò)了(le)，里面(lǐmiàn)只有(zhǐyǒu)衣服(yīfu)。

    I already searched the big cupboard. There are only clothes inside.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)看看(kànkan)最(zuì)下面(xiàmiàn)的(de)箱子(xiāngzi)。

    Then look at the box at the very bottom.

  5. Liangliang

    找到(zhǎodào)了(le)！你(nǐ)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)说话(shuōhuà)，我(wǒ)怎么(zěnme)没(méi)听出来(tīngchūlái)？

    Found you! You were talking the whole time. How did I not hear it?

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2 examples
01

列(liè)昂(áng)尼(ní)德(dé)搜(sōu)寻(xún)了(le)网(wǎng)际(jì)网(wǎng)路(lù)。

Leonid searched the Internet.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

救(jiù)援(yuán)队(duì)正(zhèng)在(zài)山(shān)里(lǐ)搜(sōu)寻(xún)失(shī)踪(zōng)的(de)游(yóu)客(kè)。

The rescue team is searching the mountains for the missing tourist.

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