Chinese word dictionary

搜索

sōusuǒ · to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)

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Word information

Simplified搜索

Traditional搜索

Pinyinsōusuǒ

Part of speech动

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

搜sōu

to seek, to search, to investigate

索suǒ

cable, rope; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, to inquire

How to learn 搜索

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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搜sōu

(bound form) to collect; to gather; to search; variant of 蒐|搜[sou1]

搜集sōují

to gather; to collect

探索tànsuǒ

to explore; to probe

线索xiànsuǒ

trail; clues; thread (of a story)

不假思索bùjiǎ-sīsuǒ

(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip

导火索dǎohuǒsuǒ

fuse (for explosive)