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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 找
[zhǎo]
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1.
动
寻回(丢失的东西)；寻求(所需的人或物)
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钥匙找到了。
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找资料。
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2.
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退还多收的部分
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找您5元。
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找钱。
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找零。
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3.
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补上不足的部分
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差多少明天找齐。
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找补。
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Examples
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你下午来找我，再不然我去找你。
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You come and see me this afternoon, or else I'll go to your place.
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大家找啊，找啊，终于找到了
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我得找个伴儿一块儿去。
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I have to find someone to go with me.
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我要找个便车带我进城。
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I'm looking for a ride to town. or I'm looking for someone who can give me a lift to town.
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你找老王吗？ 他不在。
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Are you looking for Lao Wang? He's out.
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在成绩面前找差距。
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Try to find out where you fall short when you have achieved success.
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他们在森林里迷失了方向，找不到出路。
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They lost their bearings in the forest and couldn't find their way out.
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除非他做不了，他才会找我帮忙。
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Only when he can't do it does he ask me for help.
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我不愿给人家传言送语，你自己找他说去。
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I don't like to act as a messenger. Go and speak to him yourself.
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找不到问题的答案
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find no solution to the problem
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nciku Note
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寻, 寻找 and 找
xún, xúnzhǎo and zhǎo
These three are all verbs meaning “to try to find or get certain people or things”. The objects of the three words can all be concrete things or people who are lost. The objects of 寻找 and 找 can be concrete things as well as abstract things. 寻 and 寻找 are usually used in literary language, while 找 is rather casual.
(1) 为了找到丢失的钱包，他几乎把车站都寻（寻找/找）遍了。
(2) 在黑暗的统治下，那个年代的有志青年都在努力为国家的未来寻（寻找/找）一条出路。
(3) 他找了一个很漂亮的女朋友。
(4)我们都在苦苦寻找那些丢失的纯真。
(5) 我想找一块合适的布料来做一件衣服。
(6）公告栏里贴了一则寻物启示。
In example (1) and (2), the three words are interchangeable, only that 找 is the most casual (3) and (5) are general speaking, so 找 is used. The object in example (4) is an abstract thing and so 寻找 is used. 寻物启事 in example (6) is an idiomatic phrase where 找 and 寻找 is not used.
找 can be reduplicated.
(7)我这里没有你要的书，你可以去别的地方找找。
Besides, 找 also means “to return the extra money”.
(8) 我给了他10元，他找给我2元。
(9) 我忘记找钱给他了。
三个词都是动词，都有为要见到或得到一定的人或事物去尽力的意思。三个词的宾语都可以是具体的丢失的人或物等。“寻找”、“找”常用于书面语，“找”的口语色彩较浓。
在(1)(2)中，三个词可以换用，其中“找”更口语化。(3)(5)都是日常用语，一般用“找”。(4)中，宾语比较抽象，所以用“寻找”。“寻物启事”例(6)是固定搭配。
“找”可以重叠。
另外，“找”还有把多余的钱退还的意思。
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