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寻觅

尋覓
xúnmì
verb HSK 7-9 #12,540

Meanings

  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to look for
  3. 3 to search for

Characters

寻
xún
to seek
觅
mì
to look for
Both characters mean 'to search' - a literary way to say 'to look for'

Examples

HSK 5
他一直在寻觅人生的意义。
Tā yìzhí zài xúnmì rénshēng de yìyì.
He has been searching for the meaning of life.
HSK 7-9
她到处寻觅失散的亲人。
Tā dàochù xúnmì shīsàn de qīnrén.
She searched everywhere for her lost relatives.

Tips

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寻觅 is more literary and poetic than 找 or 寻找. Common in written Chinese, poetry, and formal speech.

Stroke Order

寻 xún
觅 mì