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搜索

sōu suǒ · sou suo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to search (a place)
  2. to search (a database)
  3. to search for (sth)
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Searching for the song

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)首(shǒu)歌(gē)叫(jiào)什么(shénme)？我(wǒ)想不起来(xiǎngbùqǐlai)了(le)。

    What's this song called? I can't remember.

  2. Dengdeng

    别急(biéjí)，我(wǒ)来(lái)搜索(sōusuǒ)一下(yīxià)歌词(gēcí)。

    Don't worry, I'll search the lyrics.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)搜索(sōusuǒ)到(dào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you find it?

  4. Dengdeng

    搜索(sōusuǒ)出来(chūlái)三百(sānbǎi)多(duō)个(gè)结果(jiéguǒ)！都(dōu)不对(bùduì)。

    Over three hundred results came up! None is right.

  5. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)！我(wǒ)想起来(xiǎngqilai)了(le)，它(tā)叫(jiào)小星星(xiǎoxīngxing)！

    Wait! I remember, it's called "Little Star"!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)分(fēn)散(sàn)开(kāi)来(lái)并(bìng)在(zài)树(shù)林(lín)中(zhōng)展(zhǎn)开(kāi)搜(sōu)索(suǒ)。

We spread out and began to search through the woods.

Tatoeba: Chinese by wangzi0921 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)们(men)可(kě)以(yǐ)搜(sōu)索(suǒ)含(hán)有(yǒu)某(mǒu)个(gè)词(cí)的(de)句(jù)子(zi)并(bìng)得(dé)到(dào)这(zhè)些(xiē)句(jù)子(zi)的(de)翻(fān)译(yì)。

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

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