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搜寻 consists of 2 characters.

to search, to look for

to search, to seek, to look for

How to Use 搜寻 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 搜寻 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith不到

sōu搜

xún寻

bú不

dào到

neutral

cannot find (through searching)

Adverb + Verbwith仔细

zǐ仔

xì细

sōu搜

xún寻

Verb + Object

sōu搜

xún寻

xìn信

xī息

neutral

search for information

Adjective + Nounwith范围

sōu搜

xún寻

fàn范

wéi围

Example Sentences with 搜寻

wǒ我

zài在

fáng房

jiān间

lǐ里

sōu搜

xún寻

neutral

search carefully

zhǎn展

kāi开

sōu搜

xún寻

formalWritten

launch a search

formal

search scope/area

wǒ我

de的

yào钥

shi匙

。

I am searching for my keys in the room.

jiù救

yuán援

duì队

zài在

mào茂

mì密

de的

sēn森

lín林

zhōng中

zǐ仔

xì细

sōu搜

xún寻

xìng幸

cún存

zhě者

de的

zōng踪

jì迹

。

The rescue team carefully searched for traces of survivors in the dense forest.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

yào要

zài在

zhè这

xiē些

jiù旧

wén文

jiàn件

lǐ里

sōu搜

xún寻

guò过

shí时

de的

xìn信

xī息

ne呢

？

Why are you searching for outdated information in these old documents?

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jǐng警

chá察

zhèng正

zài在

sōu搜

xún寻

shī失

zōng踪

de的

hái孩

zi子

。

The police are searching for the missing child.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

nǔ努

lì力

sōu搜

xún寻

，

wǒ我

men们

tā他

yì一

biān边

sōu搜

xún寻

zhe着

líng灵

gǎn感

，

tā他

zài在

wǎng网

shàng上

sōu搜

xún寻

le了

hěn很

jiǔ久

wǒ我

sōu搜

xún寻

le了

zhěng整

gè个

shū书

jià架

，

zhōng

réng

仍

wèi未

zhǎo找

dào到

rèn任

hé何

yǒu有

xiào效

de的

jiě解

jué决

fāng方

àn案

。

Despite our diligent search, we still haven't found any effective solution.

yì

一

biān边

zài在

bǐ笔

jì记

běn本

shàng上

jì记

lù录

xià下

líng零

sǎn散

de的

sī思

xù绪

。

While searching for inspiration, he jotted down scattered thoughts in his notebook.

，

zhōng终

yú于

zhǎo找

dào到

le了

xū需

yào要

de的

zī资

liào料

。

He searched online for a long time and finally found the information he needed.

终

yú于

zhǎo找

dào到

le了

nà那

běn本

jué绝

bǎn版

de的

xiǎo小

shuō说

。

I searched the entire bookshelf and finally found that out-of-print novel.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 搜寻.

Words with 搜

搜救sōu jiù
搜查sōu chá
搜索sōu suǒ
搜集sōu jí

Words with 寻

寻常xún cháng
寻找xún zhǎo
寻求xún qiú
寻觅xún mì
不同寻常bù tóng xún cháng
耐人寻味nài rén xún wèi