搜罗

搜羅

sōuluó

verb #36,653

Meanings

1 to gather
2 to collect
3 to round up
4 to scour for

Characters

net; to collect

Examples

HSK 5

公司在全球搜罗人才。

Gōngsī zài quánqiú sōuluó réncái.

The company scours the globe for talent.

HSK 6

他搜罗了各地的民间故事。

Tā sōuluó le gèdì de mínjiān gùshi.

He gathered folk stories from all over.

Tips

usage

Stronger and more deliberate than 收集 ('to collect'). 搜罗 implies actively hunting things down from many places - used for talent, antiques, evidence, rare items.

Stroke Order

搜 sōu

罗 luó