How to say "to look for" in Chinese

找
zhǎoto look forPart of speech: Verbs

"to look for" in Chinese is 找 — pronounced zhǎo.

In a sentence

  • 你好!你找什么?Nǐ hǎo! Nǐ zhǎo shénme?Hello! What are you looking for?

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