寻觅 (xún mì) — to search for, to look for
Definition
寻觅 (xún mì) means to search for something with effort, often over time — more literary and sustained than 寻找, and not used for looking up information (use 查找/搜索).
verb
to search forto look for
Examples
- ,寻觅。Tā hào fèi duō nián shí guāng, zhǐ wèi xún mì nèi xīn de píng jìng.He spent many years just to search for inner peace.
- ,寻觅。Zài máng máng rén hǎi zhōng, wǒ yì zhí zài xún mì nà ge shú xi de shēn yǐng.In the vast sea of people, I have been searching for that familiar figure.
- 寻觅。Kē xué jiā men réng zài xún mì jiě jué zhè yì nán tí de fāng fǎ.Scientists are still searching for a way to solve this difficult problem.
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