搜索引擎 (sōusuǒ yǐnqíng): search engine

Measure Word

一个搜索引擎 gè

Meanings

1 search engine

Characters

搜

sōu

to search; to look for

Examples

HSK 7-9

百度是中国最常用的搜索引擎。

Bǎidù shì Zhōngguó zuì chángyòng de sōusuǒ yǐnqíng.

Baidu is the most commonly used search engine in China.

HSK 7-9

用搜索引擎查一下这个词的意思。

Yòng sōusuǒ yǐnqíng 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 7-9 #3,187

engine; motor / search engine (in computing)

搜索词 sōusuǒcí

search term / search keyword / search query

搜索框 sōusuǒkuàng

search box / search bar

搜索栏 sōusuǒlán

search bar / search field

引擎盖 yǐnqínggài #20,595

car hood / bonnet / engine cover

索引 suǒyǐn #20,266

index / table of contents index / catalog

人肉搜索 rénròu sōusuǒ

to dox (someone) / human-flesh search; crowdsourced doxxing of a stranger online

搜查 sōuchá HSK 7-9 #1,726

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

搜寻 sōuxún HSK 7-9 #4,571

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