找 zhǎo in a sentence
Look for (seek - find - call on - to give change)
找 (zhǎo) means Look for (seek - find - call on - to give change). Below are 24 of the 46 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
老师 找 你，你去一下。
Lǎoshī zhǎo nǐ, nǐ qù yíxià.
The teacher is looking for you; go and see him.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 找
我到处 找 我的钥匙。
Wǒ dàochù zhǎo wǒ de yàoshi.
I looked everywhere for my keys.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 到处
他去年 找 到了对象。
Tā qùnián zhǎodào le duìxiàng.
He found a partner last year.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 对象
孩子哭泣着 找 妈妈。
Háizi kūqìzhe zhǎo māma.
The child cried as he looked for his mother.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 哭泣
有问题可以 找 物业。
Yǒu wèntí kěyǐ zhǎo wùyè.
If there is a problem you can go to the property management.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 物业
他在互联网上 找 资料。
Tā zài Hùliánwǎng shàng zhǎo zīliào.
He looks for material on the Internet.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 互联网
地铁站的入口很好 找 。
Dìtiě zhàn de rùkǒu hěn hǎo zhǎo.
The subway entrance is easy to find.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 入口
老师 找 他谈了一次话。
Lǎoshī zhǎo tā tán le yí cì huà.
The teacher had a talk with him.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 谈
学生可以 找 兼职工作。
Xuésheng kěyǐ zhǎo jiānzhí gōngzuò.
Students can look for part-time work.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 兼职
警方 找 到了重要线索。
Jǐngfāng zhǎodào le zhòngyào xiànsuǒ.
The police found an important clue.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 线索
有问题可以 找 警察帮忙。
Yǒu wèntí kěyǐ zhǎo jǐngchá bāngmáng.
If there is a problem you can ask the police for help.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 警察
大家一起寻 找 那只小狗。
Dàjiā yìqǐ xúnzhǎo nà zhī xiǎo gǒu.
Everyone searched together for the puppy.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 寻找
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From the graded readers
我把家里 找 了一遍，什么也没 找 到。
wǒ bǎ jiālǐ zhǎo le / liǎo / liào yī biàn, shénme yě méi zhǎodào.
I searched the whole flat and found nothing.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Losing My Phone
超市里的东西很多，我 找 了很长时间。
chāo shì lǐ de / dì dōngxī hěnduō, wǒ zhǎo le / liǎo / liào hěn cháng / zhǎng shíjiān.
There was so much in the shop that it took me ages to find things.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · At the Supermarket
那天下着雨，我特别想 找 个理由不去。
nà / nèi tiānxià zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó yǔ, wǒ tèbié xiǎng zhǎo gè lǐyóu bù qù.
It was raining, and I badly wanted an excuse not to go.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Keeping Up Running
那天晚上我 找 到了火车站。可是我一直记得的，是那个红薯。
nà / nèi tiān wǎnshang wǒ zhǎodàole huǒchēzhàn. kěshì wǒ yìzhí jìde de / dì, shì nèigè hóngshǔ.
I found the station that night. But what I've remembered ever since is the sweet potato.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Getting Lost
也许他是对的。可是有些东西被扔掉以后，就再也 找 不回来了。
yěxǔ tā shì duì de / dì. kěshì yǒuxiē dōngxī bèi rēngdiào yǐhòu, jiù zài yě zhǎo bù huílai.
Maybe he's right. But some things, once thrown away, can never be got back.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Moving House
From the travel phrasebook
可以 找 开一百吗？
Kěyǐ zhǎokāi yìbǎi ma?
Can you break a hundred?
Travel phrasebook · Paying and mobile payment
From the grammar library
我 找 到了我的钥匙。
Wǒ zhǎodào le wǒ de yàoshi.
I found my keys.
Grammar library · HSK 3 · Result complements — 完, 好, 到, 见
找 appears in 46 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 找
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 找
How is 找 used in a sentence?
This page shows 46 sentences using 找 (zhǎo, "Look for (seek - find - call on - to give change)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 找 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 找 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 找 an HSK word?
Yes — 找 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 找?
The dictionary page for 找 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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