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    Chinese Grammar

    Expressing finding and recovering with 找回 (zhǎohuí)

    Actions & Events

    Structure

    Subject + 找回 + Object

    Explanation

    The verb 找回 (zhǎohuí) means to find and recover something that was lost or missing. It combines 找 (to search) with 回 (to return), indicating that the found item is brought back. For example, 找回尸体 means "to recover the bodies."

    Examples

    • 警方花了三天时间才找回被偷的文物。

      Jǐngfāng huā le sān tiān shíjiān cái zhǎo huí bèi tōu de wénwù.

      It took the police three days to recover the stolen cultural relics.

    • 他终于找回了丢失多年的钱包。

      Tā zhōngyú zhǎo huí le diūshī duō nián de qiánbāo.

      He finally recovered the wallet he had lost years ago.

    • 她希望能找回小时候那种无忧无虑的感觉。

      Tā xīwàng néng zhǎo huí xiǎoshíhòu nà zhǒng wúyōu wúlǜ de gǎnjué.

      She hopes to find back that carefree feeling from childhood.