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.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

寻xúnsearch
觅mìsearch

寻 (search) and 觅 (search) reinforce each other to mean look for.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

寻 is formed from 又 (hand) and 寸 (hand).

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 覓; 觅 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 覓 combines 爪 (hand) and 見 (to see); the simplified 觅 is a later abbreviation.

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