寻找

尋找

xúnzhǎo

verb HSK 4 #1,106

Meanings

Search and seek — a more deliberate, thorough search than 找 alone.

他在寻找工作机会。

Tā zài xúnzhǎo gōngzuò jīhuì.

He is looking for job opportunities.

警察正在寻找失踪的孩子。

Jǐngchá zhèngzài xúnzhǎo shīzōng de háizi.

The police are searching for the missing child.

我们都在寻找幸福。

Wǒmen dōu zài xúnzhǎo xìngfú.

We are all searching for happiness.

usage

寻找 is more formal and deliberate than 找. Use 找 for everyday searching (找钥匙), 寻找 for more significant quests (寻找真相 = seeking the truth).

寻 xún

找 zhǎo