Chinese Word: 搜 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

搜HSK 5

Pinyin: sōu

English Definition: to search

Chinese Definition:
①寻求，寻找：搜集。搜寻。搜求。搜讨。搜罗。搜刮。搜索枯肠。
②检查：搜查。搜身。搜腰。搜捕。搜索。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:叟 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 捜

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搜集	sōu jí	to gather; to collect
搜索HSK 5	sōu suǒ	to search (a place); to search (a database etc)
搜寻	sōu xún	to search; to look for
搜查	sōu chá	to search
搜救	sōu jiù	search and rescue

1		wǒ 我 dào chù 到处 sōu jí 搜集 gè zhǒng 各种 lǐ cái 理财 zhī shi 知识。 I pick up various financial knowledge everywhere.
2		sōu chá 搜查 xiǎo zǔ 小组 zǐ xì 仔细 jiǎn chá 检查 le 了 měi yī gè 每一个 xiàn suǒ 线索。 The search team carefully examined every clue.
3		zhè ge 这个 wǎng zhàn 网站 yǐ 已 zhēn duì 针对 sōu suǒ yǐn qíng 搜索引擎 jìn xíng 进行 le 了 yōu huà 优化。 The website is optimized for search engines.
4		tā 他 yì zhí 一直 zài 在 shì tú 试图 tōng guò 通过 sōu suǒ yǐn qíng 搜索引擎 zhǎo dào 找到 jiě jué fāng àn 解决方案。 He has been trying to find a solution through search engines.
5		jiù yuán duì 救援队 chū dòng 出动 le 了 yī jià 一架 zhí shēng jī 直升机 lái 来 sōu xún 搜寻 shī zōng zhě 失踪者。 The rescue team deployed a helicopter to search for the missing person.

1		wǒ 我 dào chù 到处 sōu jí 搜集 gè zhǒng 各种 lǐ cái 理财 zhī shi 知识。 I pick up various financial knowledge everywhere.
2		sōu chá 搜查 xiǎo zǔ 小组 zǐ xì 仔细 jiǎn chá 检查 le 了 měi yī gè 每一个 xiàn suǒ 线索。 The search team carefully examined every clue.
3		zhè ge 这个 wǎng zhàn 网站 yǐ 已 zhēn duì 针对 sōu suǒ yǐn qíng 搜索引擎 jìn xíng 进行 le 了 yōu huà 优化。 The website is optimized for search engines.
4		tā 他 yì zhí 一直 zài 在 shì tú 试图 tōng guò 通过 sōu suǒ yǐn qíng 搜索引擎 zhǎo dào 找到 jiě jué fāng àn 解决方案。 He has been trying to find a solution through search engines.
5		jiù yuán duì 救援队 chū dòng 出动 le 了 yī jià 一架 zhí shēng jī 直升机 lái 来 sōu xún 搜寻 shī zōng zhě 失踪者。 The rescue team deployed a helicopter to search for the missing person.