寻找

• 拼音: xún zhǎo
• 汉字拆解: 寻 = 彐 + 寸 (inch/hand), to search or seek; 找 = 扌 (hand radical) + 戈 (halberd), to look for

含义

To search for; to look for; to seek. Implies actively trying to find something or someone.

More deliberate and effortful than 找, 寻找 often suggests a sustained or purposeful search. Used for both concrete objects and abstract goals (寻找机会 — to seek an opportunity; 寻找答案 — to search for an answer). Common in written and spoken Chinese at all registers.

例句

1. 他在图书馆里寻找一本关于历史的参考书。
2. 警察正在寻找昨晚失踪的孩子。
3. 毕业后她开始寻找适合自己的工作机会。

用法指南

语境: everyday, professional

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 他正在寻找一份新工作。(He is looking for a new job.)
• 我们一直在寻找解决这个问题的办法。(We have been searching for a solution to this problem all along.)

错误说法

• 在非常口语化的场合用'寻找'替代'找' (In very casual speech, 找 is more natural — 寻找 can sound slightly formal or written in everyday conversation)

起源与历史

A compound of 寻 (to search, originally meaning to measure with the hands) and 找 (to look for, from 扌 hand + 戈 halberd). Together they intensify the idea of active searching.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal