找zhǎoto try to find; to look for; to find; to seek

1. 1.

   to try to find; to look for; to find; to seekverb

2. 2.

   to call on sbverb

• 找to try to find; to look for; to find; to seek

找 takes the person or thing you are looking for right after it; you can also use it when you call on someone.

1. HSK 1

   我找你。

   Wǒ zhǎo nǐ.

   I'm looking for you. / I came to see you.

2. HSK 1

   你在找什么？

   Nǐ zài zhǎo shénme?

   What are you looking for?

3. HSK 1

   他找工作。

   Tā zhǎo gōngzuò.

   He is looking for a job.

4. HSK 1

   我找不到他。

   Wǒ zhǎo bu dào tā.

   I can't find him.

看 means to look at or watch something already in view. 找 means to look for or find something you do not have yet. 看书 is reading a book; 找书 is searching for a book.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你在找什么？

   Nǐ zài zhǎo shénme?

   What are you looking for?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我找我的书。

   Wǒ zhǎo wǒ de shū.

   I'm looking for my book.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   找到了吗？

   Zhǎo dào le ma?

   Did you find it?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   没有，我找不到。

   Méiyǒu, wǒ zhǎo bu dào.

   No, I can't find it.

5. 
   Speaker A:

   谁找你？

   Shéi zhǎo nǐ?

   Who is looking for you?

6. 
   Speaker B:

   王先生找我。

   Wáng xiānsheng zhǎo wǒ.

   Mr. Wang is looking for me.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 你在___什么？

   A找B是C的
2. 2.Which sentence means "I'm looking for you"?

   A我找你。B我看你。C我是你。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 我___不到他。

   A找B很C从

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Related words

• 看kànto see; to look atHSK 1
• 在zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) atHSK 1
• 到dàoto reach; to arriveHSK 1
• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask forHSK 1
• 去qùto goHSK 1
• 来láito comeHSK 1

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