Definition
找 (zhǎo) is the everyday word for 'to look for' — you use it for lost items, people, or information. It's more general than 求 (qiú, 'to seek/request', often formal or for abstract needs) and 物色 (wù sè, 'to scout/select' a suitable person or thing). 发现 (fāxiàn) means 'to discover' something that already exists, not actively search.
verb
to look forto seekto give change (money)
Easily confused
- 戏xìlook-alike(noun) drama; play; show (especially theatrical performance)
- 着zháosound-alike(verb complement) to succeed in doing, to come into a state (in 睡着, 找着, 着火)
- 或huòlook-alike(conjunction) or (used to link alternatives)
- 照zhàosound-aliketo shine on, to illuminate
- 划huàlook-aliketo draw (a line); to delimit
- 招zhāosound-aliketo recruit, to hire
- 罩zhàosound-aliketo cover, to envelop
Examples
- 找。Wǒ zài zhǎo yì běn shū.I am looking for a book.
- 找？Nǐ zhǎo shéi?Who are you looking for?
- 找。zhǎo nǐ yí kuài qián.Here's your change is one yuan.
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