找齐

找齊
zhǎoqí
verb #30,599

Meanings

  1. 1 to make uniform
  2. 2 to even up, level off
  3. 3 to make up a shortfall, top up

Examples

Duìwǔ zhàn de bù zhěngqí, qǐng dàjiā zhǎoqí.
The line isn't straight — everyone please align.
Chà de qián wǒ xià cì zhǎoqí gěi nǐ.
I'll make up the missing amount next time.

Tips

memory
here is its older sense 'to make up the difference, balance' (think 'to give change') — not 'to look for.' 找齐 = 'balance things up to even.'
usage
Two senses: physically aligning (a line of soldiers, a row of objects) or topping up (paying off a remainder, supplementing a quantity). Context tells you which.

Stroke Order

zhǎo