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⼿Radical 64 · 7 strokes

to try to find

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MEANING7 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to try to find

    努力寻求或发现某人或某物nǔlì xúnqiú huò fāxiàn mǒurén huò mǒushù

    • What are you looking for?

    • She's been looking for work online for several months now.

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    • Help me find an empty room.

    • I can't help wondering why the cold always makes me feel so lonely that I just want to find someone to talk to.

    • If anyone comes looking for me, just tell them I'm out.

  2. verb

    to look for

    寻求;到处察看以寻得xúnqiú;dàochù chákàn yǐ xúnde

    • She spent an hour looking for her keys.

  3. verb

    to give change

    退回多付的钱tuìhuí duōfù de qián

    • Please give me my change back.

    • You gave me too much — let me give you five yuan back.

  4. verb

    to call on sb

    去拜访某人qù bàifǎng mǒurén

    • I'm going to find him.

    • He came to see me yesterday and we talked for a long time.

  5. verb

    to find

    寻找;发现某样东西或某个人xúnzhǎo; fāxiàn mǒuyàng dōngxi huò mǒugerén

    • I can't find my book.

    • She finally found her family members she had been separated from for many years.

  6. verb

    to seek

    寻求;搜索;试图得到xúnqiú; soǔsuǒ; shìtú dédao

    • I'm looking for my phone.

    • It took her a long time to find a satisfying job.

  7. verb

    to return

    回到原来的地方huídào yuánlái de dìfang

    • I'll go find you.

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Using a hand to hold a spear while searching and rummaging, seeking an enemy.

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