搜寻

搜尋

sōuxún

verb HSK 7-9 #4,571

Meanings

1 to search for; to look for
2 to seek (thoroughly)

Characters

to seek; to look for

Both characters mean 'to search' - doubled for a more thorough, determined search.

Examples

HSK 4

他在网上搜寻相关资料。

Tā zài wǎngshàng sōuxún xiāngguān zīliào.

He's searching online for relevant information.

HSK 7-9

警方正在搜寻失踪的孩子。

Jǐngfāng zhèngzài sōuxún shīzōng de háizi.

The police are searching for the missing child.

Tips

usage

搜寻 implies a thorough, deliberate search - more intense than 寻找 (to look for) and more formal than 找 (to find/look for). It's the standard word for search and rescue operations.

Stroke Order

搜 sōu

寻 xún