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搜索 consists of 2 characters.

to search, to look for

large rope; to search, to demand

How to Use 搜索 in Sentences

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

Adjective + Nounwith功能

sōu搜

suǒ索

gōng功

néng能

neutral

search function

Verb + Complementwith不到

sōu搜

suǒ索

bú不

dào到

Adverb + Verbwith快速

kuài快

sù速

sōu搜

suǒ索

Verb + Object

sōu搜

suǒ索

xìn信

xī息

neutral

search for information

Example Sentences with 搜索

wǒ我

zài在

wǎng网

shàng上

sōu搜

suǒ索

xìn信

neutral

cannot find by searching

neutral

quick search

jìn进

xíng行

sōu搜

suǒ索

formalWritten

conduct a search

xī息

。

I search for information online.

jǐng警

chá察

zhèng正

zài在

sōu搜

suǒ索

shī失

zōng踪

de的

hái孩

zi子

。

The police are searching for the missing child.

jǐng警

fāng方

zhèng正

zài在

quán全

lì力

sōu搜

suǒ索

shī失

zōng踪

de的

dēng登

shān山

zhě者

，

xī希

wàng望

néng能

jǐn尽

kuài快

zhǎo找

dào到

tā他

men们

。

The police are making every effort to search for the missing climbers, hoping to find them as soon as possible.

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nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

bù不

xiān先

sōu搜

suǒ索

yí一

xià下

，

ér而

shì是

zhí直

jiē接

lái来

wèn问

wǒ我

ne呢

？

Why didn't you search for it first instead of coming directly to ask me?

tā他

sōu搜

suǒ索

le了

hěn很

jiǔ久

，

zhōng终

yú于

tā他

sōu搜

suǒ索

le了

zhěng整

gè个

fáng房

jiān间

，

wǒ我

sōu搜

suǒ索

le了

suǒ所

yǒu有

kě可

néng能

de的

wèi为

le了

wán完

chéng成

bào报

gào告

，

tā她

sōu搜

zài在

jué决

dìng定

lǚ旅

xíng行

mù目

dì的

dì地

zhī之

qián

zhǎo

找

dào到

le了

nà那

běn本

shū书

。

He searched for a long time and finally found that book.

què

却

lián连

yì一

zhāng张

yǒu有

yòng用

de的

zhǐ纸

tiáo条

dōu都

méi没

zhǎo找

dào到

。

He searched the entire room but didn't even find a single useful note.

fāng方

àn案

，

dàn但

jié结

guǒ果

dōu都

bú不

tài太

lǐ理

xiǎng想

。

I searched for all possible solutions, but none of the results were very satisfactory.

suǒ

索

le了

dà大

liàng量

xiāng相

guān关

zī资

liào料

。

To complete the report, she searched for a large amount of relevant information.

前

，

wǒ我

xí习

guàn惯

xiān先

zài在

wǎng网

shàng上

sōu搜

suǒ索

xiāng相

guān关

de的

gōng攻

lüè略

hé和

píng评

jià价

。

Before deciding on a travel destination, I'm used to searching for related guides and reviews online first.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 搜索.

Words with 搜

搜寻sōu xún
搜救sōu jiù
搜查sōu chá
搜集sōu jí

Words with 索

利索lì suo
思索sī suǒ
探索tàn suǒ
摸索mō suo
索取suǒ qǔ
索性suǒ xìng
索赔suǒ péi
线索xiàn suǒ