搜索引擎 (sōusuǒyǐnqíng): search engine

Measure Word

一个搜索引擎 gè

Meanings

1 search engine

Characters

搜

sōu

to search; to look for

to lift; engine (phonetic)

Examples

百度是中国最常用的搜索引擎。

Bǎidù shì Zhōngguó zuì cháng yòng de sōusuǒyǐnqíng.

Baidu is the most commonly used search engine in China.

用搜索引擎查一下这个词的意思。

Yòng sōusuǒyǐnqíng chá yīxià zhège cí de yìsi.

Look up the meaning of this word using a search engine.

Tips

culture

The dominant search engine in mainland China is Baidu (百度), which holds well over 70% market share. Google (谷歌) is blocked by China's Great Firewall.

memory

搜索 (to search) + 引擎 (engine) — literally 'search engine,' a direct calque of the English term.

Stroke Order

搜 sōu

索 suǒ

引 yǐn

擎 qíng

Related Words

搜索 sōusuǒ HSK 5 #2,434

to search (a place, database, the internet) / search (as a noun)

引擎 yǐnqíng HSK 7 #3,187

engine; motor / search engine (in computing)

引擎盖 yǐnqínggài #20,595

car hood / bonnet (British English) / engine cover

索引 suǒyǐn #20,266

index / table of contents index / catalog

搜查 sōuchá HSK 7 #1,726

to search (a place); to conduct a search / to raid; to inspect

搜寻 sōuxún HSK 7 #4,571

to search for; to look for / to seek (thoroughly)

搜 sōu HSK 5 #3,047

to search; to look for

索 suǒ #4,401

to search / to demand / rope / isolated

搜查证 sōucházhèng #11,255

search warrant

搜集 sōují HSK 7 #7,358

to collect / to gather