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搜

sōu
verb HSK 5 #3,047

Meanings

  1. 1 to search; to look for

Examples

警察搜了他的房间。
Jǐngchá sōu le tā de fángjiān.
The police searched his room.
搜一下这个词。
Sōu yīxià zhège cí.
Search for this word.
我在网上搜了半天。
Wǒ zài wǎng shàng sōu le bàntiān.
I searched online for ages.

Tips

usage
搜 is the informal short form commonly used in daily speech. 搜索 is the more complete/formal version. In Chinese internet slang, '搜一下' is like saying 'Google it.'

Stroke Order

搜 sōu