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

他搜罗了各地的民间故事。

Tā sōuluó le gè dì de mínjiān gùshi.

He gathered folk stories from all over.

公司在全球搜罗人才。

Gōngsī zài quánqiú sōuluó réncái.

The company scours the globe for talent.

Tips

usage

Stronger and more deliberate than 收集 (shōují, '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