找回 (zhǎo huí) — to retrieve, to recover (something lost)
Definition
A resultative verb: 找 ('look for') + 回 ('back'), meaning to find/get something back that was lost. It is a separable verb — you can insert other elements, as in 找回了自信 ('regained confidence'), and it's not interchangeable with plain 找.
verb
to retrieveto recover (something lost)
Examples
- 找回。Tā zhōng yú zhǎo huí le zì jǐ de shǒu jī.He finally retrieved his phone.
- 找回。Tā nǔ lì zhǎo huí zì xìn.She worked hard to regain her confidence.
- 找回？Zhè xiē wén jiàn hái néng zhǎo huí ma?Can these documents still be recovered?
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