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

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.

他在网上搜寻相关资料。

Tā zài wǎngshàng sōuxún xiāngguān zīliào.

He's searching online for relevant information.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

搜 sōu

寻 xún