寻 (尋)
xún
Pinyin

Definition

寻 (尋)
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xún
  1. to search
  2. to look for
  3. to seek

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

𬩽
Xún
  1. 1 surname Xun
  2. 2 place name
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [Xín]
荨
xún
  1. 1 nettle

Related Words (20)

寻
xún
  1. 1 to search
  2. 2 to look for
  3. 3 to seek
寻找
xún zhǎo
  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to look for
寻宝
xún bǎo
  1. 1 treasure hunt
寻常
xún cháng
  1. 1 usual
  2. 2 common
  3. 3 ordinary
寻求
xún qiú
  1. 1 to seek
  2. 2 to look for

Idioms (6)

寻根问底
xún gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
寻欢作乐
xún huān zuò lè
  1. 1 pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation
寻花问柳
xún huā wèn liǔ
  1. 1 lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to frequent brothels
  3. 3 to sow one's wild oats
无处可寻
wú chù kě xún
  1. 1 cannot be found anywhere (idiom)
自寻死路
zì xún sǐ lù
  1. 1 to follow the path to one's own doom (idiom)
  2. 2 to bring about one's own destruction

Sample Sentences

事件之后，泰国政府修改了代理孕母的相关法令，依法开罚并禁止外国人来泰国寻找代理孕母，如果公然违反这项法令，会被处以十年徒刑。
shìjiàn zhīhòu ，Tàiguó zhèngfǔ xiūgǎi le dàilǐyùnmǔ de xiāngguān fǎlǐng ，yīfǎ kāifá bìng jìnzhǐ wàiguórén lái Tàiguó xúnzhǎo dàilǐyùnmǔ ，rúguǒ gōngrán wéifǎn zhè xiàng fǎlǐng ，huì bèi chǔ yǐ shí nián túxíng 。
After it happened, the Thai government amended the laws relating to surrogates, which punishes and forbids foreigners from coming to Thailand to find a surrogate. If you're found to be publicly in violation of this law, you'll be sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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唉，那些没有互联网，朋友间还能拌嘴的日子多令人向往呀！使用搜寻引擎让人不记得一些知识，而是记得如何得到这些信息。
ài ，nàxiē méiyǒu hùliánwǎng ，péngyou jiān hái néng bànzuǐ de rìzi duō lìng rén xiàngwǎng ya ！shǐyòng sōuxún yǐnqíng ràngrén bù jìde yīxiē zhīshi ，érshì jìde rúhé dédào zhèxiē xìnxī 。
Ah, those days without the internet. It makes people so nostalgic to think back to the days when friends could bicker over these things! Using search engines makes people forget their knowledge, and instead just remember how to access this information.
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你少来这套，苏格拉底说过这句话吗？其实书籍对认知能力是有加强效果的。但是搜寻功能却剥夺了我们思考的机会。
nǐ shǎolái zhè tào ，Sūgélādǐ shuō guò zhè jù huà ma ？qíshí shūjí duì rènzhī nénglì shì yǒu jiāqiáng xiàoguǒ de 。dànshì sōuxún gōngnéng què bōduó le wǒmen sīkǎo de jīhuì 。
Come off it! Did Socrates really say that? Actually books improved people's knowledge. However the search function has robbed us of our opportunity to consider things.
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诶，这可不好说，据我个人观察呢，时下年轻人确实喜欢寻求各种美食新体验，不过大多数充其量也就是吃货。
èi ，zhè kě bùhǎoshuō ，jù wǒ gèrén guānchá ne ，shíxià niánqīngrén quèshí xǐhuan xúnqiú gèzhǒng měishí xīn tǐyàn ，bùguò dàduōshù chōngqíliàng yějiùshì chīhuò 。
Agh, it's not really that easy to say. In my own view, young people these days really do like to seek out new dining experiences, but the majority of people at most are foodies.
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很有创意啊，确实豪放派的风格多为乐观豁达，所以这首词中也同样表现出了这种精神，苏轼把人世间的悲欢离合之情纳入对宇宙人生的哲理追寻之中，虽有离别的愁绪，更有对生活的憧憬与希冀。
hěnyǒu chuàngyì ā ，quèshí háofàng pài de fēnggé duō wèi lèguān huòdá ，suǒyǐ zhè shǒu cí zhōng yě tóngyàng biǎoxiànchū le zhèzhǒng jīngshén ，Sū Shì bǎ rénshìjiān de bēihuānlíhé zhī qíng nàrù duì yǔzhòu rénshēng de zhélǐ zhuīxún zhīzhōng ，suī yǒu líbié de chóuxù ，gèng yǒu duì shēnghuó de chōngjǐng yǔ xījì 。
That's so creative, the style of the unrestrained school is more optimistic and sanguine, so this ci poem reflects this spirit. Su Shi incorporates the joys and sorrows of the world into the search for a philosophical theory of life in the universe. Although there are partings and sorrow, there is also hope and longing for life.
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是啊，我们摄制组会到当地探访民间美食家，揭秘最有名的菜色，比如去四川找寻最地道的川菜。
shì a ，wǒmen shèzhìzǔ huì dào dāngdì tànfǎng mínjiān měishíjiā ，jiēmì zuì yǒumíng de càisè ，bǐrú qù Sìchuān zhǎoxún zuì dìdào de Chuāncài 。
Yes, our camera crew will go to the location and interview local gourmands, to reveal the secrets of the most famous cuisine, like going to Sichuan to find the most authentic Sichuanese food.
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应该是，对于一般年轻人而言，如果要找到适合的灵魂伴侣，在门当户对的异性中寻找，机会应该比较大。
yīnggāi shì ，duìyú yībān niánqīngrén éryán ，rúguǒ yào zhǎodào shìhé de línghún bànlǚ ，zài méndānghùduì de yìxìng zhōng xúnzhǎo ，jīhuì yīnggāi bǐjiào dà 。
I think so, for normal young people, if you want to find an appropriate life partner, you'll have more chances if you look for members of the opposite sex from the same socioeconomic bracket.
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明晚十点就约大柳树吧，缅怀一下我们大学时代鬼市寻宝的日子。
míngwǎn shídiǎn jiù yuē dàliǔshù ba ，miǎnhuái yīxià wǒmen dàxué shídài guǐshì xúnbǎo de rìzi 。
Let’s meet at the big willow tree at 10 o’clock tomorrow night to reminisce the days of night treasure hunting during our university days.
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3、与其寻求别人的帮助，不如靠自己的力量与智慧解决问题。
、yǔqí xúnqiú biéren de bāngzhù ，bùrú kào zìjǐ de lìliang yǔ zhìhuì jiějué wèntí 。
Rather than seek help from others, it is better to rely on your own strength and wisdom.
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仿佛一夜之间，夸夸群突然火了，有人为寻求认同，有人为取悦伴侣，“收费夸人”的服务亦应运而生，多个电商平台已上线“在线夸人服务”。但在业内看来，夸夸群终究只是一时的产物，并不能真正解决焦虑、缺乏认同的话题，难以形成常态，其目前的一些盈利模式也难以实现规模性放大。
fǎngfú yīyèzhījiān ，kuākuāqún tūrán huǒ le ，yǒurén wéi xúnqiú rèntóng ，yǒurén wéi qǔyuè bànlǚ ，“shōufèi kuā rén ”de fúwù yì yìngyùnérshēng ，duōge diànshāng píngtái yǐ shàngxiàn “zàixiàn kuā rén fúwù ”。dàn zài yè nèi kànlai ，kuākuāqún zhōngjiū zhǐshì yīshí de chǎnwù ，bìng bùnéng zhēnzhèng jiějué jiāolǜ 、quēfá rèntóng de huàtí ，nányǐ xíngchéng chángtài ，qí mùqián de yīxiē yínglì móshì yě nányǐshíxiàn guīmó xìng fàngdà 。
Overnight “praising groups” became hot among Chinese netizens. Some people sought recognition and some people wanted to please their partners. Such paid praising services took off and many e-commerce platforms were launched online. However, in the industry's view, after all, these services for exaggerated or over the top compliments are only temporary. They can't really solve the problem of anxiety and lack recognition. Therefore it’ll be difficult to become a norm, with some of its current profit models to achieve scale expansion.
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