查找 cházhǎo to search for
to search for; to look up
How to remember 查找: 查 to check + 找 look for = to search for.
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How it is used
- Verb for locating something within a source - data, records, a document, a computer function: 查找资料 (cházhǎo zīliào, look up information).
- Compare 寻找 (xúnzhǎo): 寻找 is broader, used for searching for physical objects or people, while 查找 specifically means looking something up within existing records or information.
Example sentences
- 我得查找一下我的笔。 Wǒ děi cházhǎo yīxià wǒ de bǐ.I need to search for my pen.