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    Chinese Grammar

    Expressing to search for with 寻找 (xúnzhǎo)

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    Structure

    Subject + 寻找 + Object

    Explanation

    The verb 寻找 (xúnzhǎo) means 'to search for' or 'to look for.' It is slightly more formal than 找 (zhǎo) and implies a deliberate, sustained effort to find something. It is commonly used in both written and spoken Chinese.

    Examples

    • 救援队正在寻找失踪的登山者。

      Jiùyuán duì zhèngzài xúnzhǎo shīzōng de dēngshān zhě.

      The rescue team is searching for the missing climber.

    • 她花了很长时间寻找合适的工作。

      Tā huāle hěn cháng shíjiān xúnzhǎo héshì de gōngzuò.

      She spent a long time looking for a suitable job.

    • 我一直在寻找一本小时候看过的书。

      Wǒ yìzhí zài xúnzhǎo yì běn xiǎoshíhòu kànguò de shū.

      I've been searching for a book I read as a child.

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