寻觅

xún mì

HSK 7–9

Meaning

寻找，寻求。

To search or seek for something.

常用于表达寻找抽象或具体的事物，带有努力探索的意味，语气比“找”更正式、书面化。

Often used to express the search for abstract or concrete things, with a connotation of diligent exploration, more formal and literary than '找'.

1 他在茫茫人海中寻觅知己。(He seeks a soulmate among the vast crowd.)
2 科学家们一直在寻觅治疗这种疾病的方法。(Scientists have been seeking a cure for this disease.)
3 她独自在古巷中寻觅历史的痕迹。(She alone searches for traces of history in the ancient alleys.)
4 为了寻找灵感，他四处寻觅美丽的风景。(To find inspiration, he searches everywhere for beautiful scenery.)
5 这本书帮助我在迷茫中寻觅人生的意义。(This book helps me seek the meaning of life in confusion.)

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