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zhǎo
Main
English Definitionto try to find; to look for; to call on somebody; to find; to seek; to return; to give change
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Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinzhǎo
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄓㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zaau2
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1

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Words With Same Head Word    
找钱zhǎoqiánto give change
找寻zhǎoxúnto look for; to seek; to find fault
找不到zhǎo budàocan't find
找出zhǎochūto find; to search out
找找zhǎozhǎoto look for
Words With Same Tail Word    
寻找xúnzhǎoto seek; to look for
查找cházhǎoto search for; to look up
找找zhǎozhǎoto look for
自找zìzhǎoto suffer as a consequence of one's own actions; you asked for it; to bring it on oneself (something unpleasant)
不用找bùyòng zhǎo"keep the change" (restaurant expression)
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