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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

找 [zhǎo]
  1. 1. verb [寻找] look for
    他去电影院找女儿了。
    He went to the cinema to look for his daughter.
  2. 2. verb [退余额] give change
    找钱
    give change
  3. 3. verb [求见] call on
    有事找他就行。
    If you encounter any problem it's fine to ask him.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

找 [zhǎo]
  1. 1. verb look for; try to find; seek;look
    我们要学会自己找答案,不要依靠别人。
    我们要找到自己的优势。
    失败了要多找原因。
    现在大学生找工作很难。
    找答案
    try to find the answer
    从世界观上找原因
    seek the cause (of an error) in a person's world outlook
    找出路
    seek a way out
    找机会
    look for (or seek) an opportunity
  2. 2. verb want to see; call on; approach; ask for
    她现在不在,那我明天再来找她吧。
    刚才有人打电话找我吗?
    外面那个人好象找你。
    明天再来找你。
    I'll call on you again tomorrow.
    有人来找过我吗?
    Did anyone ask for me?
    有人找你。
    Someone wants to see you.
  3. 3. verb give change
    没零钱就甭找了。
    出租车司机找了我十块钱。
    甭找了。
    (to a taxi driver, etc.) Keep the change.
    她找我20元。
    She gave me 20 yuan change (or in change).

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

找 [zhǎo]
  1. 1. 动 寻回(丢失的东西);寻求(所需的人或物)
    钥匙找到了。
    找资料。
  2. 2. 动 退还多收的部分
    找您5元。
    找钱。
    找零。
  3. 3. 动 补上不足的部分
    差多少明天找齐。
    找补。
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Examples

你下午来找我, 再不然我去找你。
You come and see me this afternoon, or else I'll go to your place. → 再不然
大家找啊，找啊，终于找到了 → 啊
我得找个伴儿一块儿去。
I have to find someone to go with me. → 伴
我要找个便车带我进城。
I'm looking for a ride to town. or I'm looking for someone who can give me a lift to town. → 便车
你找老王吗? 他不在。
Are you looking for Lao Wang? He's out. → 不在
在成绩面前找差距。
Try to find out where you fall short when you have achieved success. → 差距
他们在森林里迷失了方向，找不到出路。
They lost their bearings in the forest and couldn't find their way out. → 出路
除非他做不了，他才会找我帮忙。
Only when he can't do it does he ask me for help. → 除非
我不愿给人家传言送语，你自己找他说去。
I don't like to act as a messenger. Go and speak to him yourself. → 传言
找不到问题的答案
find no solution to the problem → 答案
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Character Decomposition

扌
[shǒu]		 + 戈
[gě]

Stroke Order

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nciku Note

寻, 寻找 and 找

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。
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。
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。
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”可以重叠。
找can be reduplicated.
（7）我这里没有你要的书，你可以去别的地方找找。
另外，“找”还有把多余的钱退还的意思。
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。

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