寻觅 xúnmì to look for
How to remember 寻觅: 寻 to seek + 觅 to seek = to look for.
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How it is used
- To search for / seek - a bookish, evocative 'looking for': 寻觅一处安静的居所 (xúnmì yī chù ānjìng de jūsuǒ) to seek out a quiet place to live.
- More literary and slower-paced than everyday 找 (zhǎo); suits searching for something abstract or hard-to-find (peace, a soulmate, meaning).
- Common in prose, lyrics, and poetry rather than casual speech.