寻觅

尋覓

xúnmì

verb HSK 7-9 #12,540

Meanings

1 to seek
2 to look for
3 to search for

Characters

Both characters mean 'to search' — a literary way to say 'to look for'

Examples

他一直在寻觅人生的意义。

Tā yīzhí zài xúnmì rénshēng de yìyì.

He has been searching for the meaning of life.

她到处寻觅失散的亲人。

Tā dàochù xúnmì shīsàn de qīnrén.

She searched everywhere for her lost relatives.

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寻觅 is more literary and poetic than 找 (zhǎo) or 寻找 (xúnzhǎo). Common in written Chinese, poetry, and formal speech.

Stroke Order

寻 xún

觅 mì