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Jyutping cam4
Pinyin xún

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to search
  2. to look for
  3. to seek
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to search/to look for/to seek/to grope for/to resort to/to ask for
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素

    to search for; to look for; seek
    • 搜尋
      搜寻
      sau2 cam4
      to search
    • 尋求
      寻求
      cam4 kau4
      to seek
    • 自尋短見
      自寻短见
      zi6 cam4 dyun2 gin3
      to commit suicide
    • 尋歡
      寻欢
      cam4 fun1
      to look for sexual pleasure
    • 尋人啓事
      寻人启事
      cam4 jan4 kai2 si6
      poster or notice for people missing
    • 尋寶
      寻宝
      cam4 bou2
      to look for treasure
    • 尋根
      寻根
      cam4 gan1
      to discover one's origins/roots
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to seek; to search; to look for
  2. character, literary
    soon; before long
  3. character
    a surname
  4. character
    an ancient unit of length equivalent to eight chis; arm span
  5. character, Cantonese
    yesterday
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. seek, search, look for
  2. ancient
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    SMDI
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    SMMRI
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4743
  2. HSK3 四级汉字表 #245
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #413
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他寻找一切可能的逃生途径。
    他尋找一切可能的逃生途徑。
    tā xún zhǎo yī qiè kě néng de táo shēng tú jìng 。
    • He looked for every possible means of escape.
  2. Mandarin
    非洲难民寻求帮助。
    非洲難民尋求幫助。
    fēi zhōu nàn mín xún qiú bāng zhù 。
    • Refugees in Africa are seeking help.
  3. Mandarin
    在这种困难的时候,任何寻常的努力都无法使我们的公司摆脱赤字。
    在這種困難的時候,任何尋常的努力都無法使我們的公司擺脱赤字。
    zài zhè zhǒng kùn nan de shí hou , rèn hé xún cháng de nǔ lì dōu wú fǎ shǐ wǒ men de gōng sī bǎi tuō chì zì 。
    • In hard times like this, no ordinary effort can get our company out of the red.
  4. Mandarin
    所有村民出发去山里寻找一只失踪的猫。
    所有村民出發去山裏尋找一隻失蹤的貓。
    suǒ yǒu cūn mín chū fā qù shān lǐ xún zhǎo yī zhī shī zōng de māo 。
    • All the villagers went out into the hills to look for a missing cat.
    • All the villagers went into the mountains to look for a missing cat.
  5. Mandarin
    21个月前在寒冬所开始的一切不应当在今天这个秋夜结束。今天的选举胜利并不是我们所寻求的改变--这只是我们进行改变的机会。如果我们仍然按照过去的方式行事,我们所寻求的改变将不会发生。没有你们,没有服务和牺牲的新精神,就不可能发生改变。因此,让我们发扬新的爱国和负责精神,所有的人都下定决心参与其中,更加努力地工作,不仅是为自己而是为彼此。
    21個月前在寒冬所開始的一切不應當在今天這個秋夜結束。今天的選舉勝利並不是我們所尋求的改變--這只是我們進行改變的機會。如果我們仍然按照過去的方式行事,我們所尋求的改變將不會發生。沒有你們,沒有服務和犧牲的新精神,就不可能發生改變。因此,讓我們發揚新的愛國和負責精神,所有的人都下定決心參與其中,更加努力地工作,不僅是為自己而是為彼此。
    21 gè yuè qián zài hán dōng suǒ kāi shǐ de yī qiè bù yīng dāng zài jīn tiān zhè ge qiū yè jié shù 。 jīn tiān de xuǎn jǔ shèng lì bìng bù shì wǒ men suǒ xún qiú de gǎi biàn -- zhè zhǐ shì wǒ men jìn xíng gǎi biàn de jī huì 。 rú guǒ wǒ men réng rán àn zhào guò qù de fāng shì xíng shì , wǒ men suǒ xún qiú de gǎi biàn jiāng bù huì fā shēng 。 méi yǒu nǐ men , méi yǒu fú wù hé xī shēng de xīn jīng shén , jiù bù kě néng fā shēng gǎi biàn 。 yīn cǐ , ràng wǒ men fā yáng xīn de ài guó hé fù zé jīng shén , suǒ yǒu de rén dōu xià dìng jué xīn cān yù qí zhōng , gèng jiā nǔ lì dì gōng zuò , bù jǐn shì wèi zì jǐ ér shì wèi bǐ cǐ 。
    • What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice. So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    寻日我去咗河边钓鱼。
    尋日我去咗河邊釣魚。
    cam4 jat6 ngo5 heoi3 zo2 ho4 bin1 diu3 jyu4 。
    • Yesterday I went and fished by the river.
    • Yesterday I went to the river to catch fish.
  2. Cantonese
    阿 Barbara 寻日考车考成点呀?
    阿 Barbara 尋日考車考成點呀?
    aa3 bi1 a r b a r a cam4 jat6 haau2 ce1 haau2 sing4 dim2 aa3 ?
    • How did Barbara do on her driver's test yesterday?
  3. Cantonese
    佢寻日做咩唔嚟嘅?
    佢尋日做咩唔嚟嘅?
    keoi5 cam4 jat6 zou6 me1 m4 lai4 ge3 ?
    • What prevented her from coming yesterday?
    • Why didn't she come yesterday?
    • Why didn't he come yesterday?
  4. Cantonese
    你寻日有无打电话俾佢?
    你尋日有無打電話俾佢?
    nei5 cam4 jat6 jau5 mou4 daa2 din6 waa2 bei2 keoi5 ?
    • Did you call him up yesterday?
  5. Cantonese
    我哋寻日唔喺屋企。
    我哋尋日唔喺屋企。
    ngo5 dei2 cam4 jat6 m4 hai2 uk1 kei2 。
    • We weren't at home yesterday.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    今日仲潮湿过寻日。
    今日仲潮濕過尋日。
    gam1 jat6 zung6 ciu4 sap1 gwo3 cam4 jat6.
    • Today is even more humid than yesterday.
  2. Cantonese
    寻日天气报告话会有雨,果然今日就落雨嘞。
    尋日天氣報告話會有雨,果然今日就落雨嘞。
    cam4 jat6 tin1 hei3 bou3 gou3 waa6 wui5 jau5 jyu5, gwo2 jin4 gam1 jat6 zau6 lok6 jyu5 laak3.
    • Yesterday the weather forecast there would be a shower, and today, as expected, it is indeed raining.
  3. Cantonese
    寻晚佢同佢老公闹交,畀佢老公用刀锥咗一下,而家仲喺医院。
    尋晚佢同佢老公鬧交,畀佢老公用刀錐咗一下,而家仲喺醫院。
    cam4 maan5 keoi5 tung4 keoi5 lou5 gung1 naau6 gaau1, bei2 keoi5 lou5 gung1 jung6 dou1 jeoi1 zo2 jat1 haa5, ji4 gaa1 zung6 hai2 ji1 jyun2.
    • Last night, she had a fight with her husband and was stabbed by him. She is still in hospital now.
  4. Cantonese
    我寻日得知一个好消息,一阵食饭话你知。
    我尋日得知一個好消息,一陣食飯話你知。
    • X
  5. Cantonese
    你今日死咕咕咁嘅样,寻晚唔够训?
    你今日死咕咕咁嘅樣,尋晚唔夠訓?
    nei5 gam1 jat6 sei2 gu4 gu4 gam2 ge3 joeng2, cam4 maan5 m4 gau3 fan3?
    • You look so dull today, did you sleep well last night?
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    寻晚同条女搞咗两个回合,今日成身冇晒气力。
    尋晚同條女搞咗兩個回合,今日成身冇晒氣力。
  2. Cantonese
    我寻晚执相咗。
    我尋晚執相咗。
  3. Cantonese
    「花雕嗒几两,闲来寻乐畅」
    「花雕嗒幾兩,閒來尋樂暢」
  4. Cantonese
    「我寻晚犯咗门禁呀,阿爸今日唔比我出街,所以我今日嚟唔到啦,对唔住呀。」
    「我尋晚犯咗門禁呀,阿爸今日唔比我出街,所以我今日嚟唔到啦,對唔住呀。」
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    老翁夜行无子携,眼昏失脚非有挤;明日寻者尔瘦妻,手提幼女哭嘶嘶。
    老翁夜行無子攜,眼昏失腳非有擠;明日尋者爾瘦妻,手提幼女哭嘶嘶。
    lǎo wēng yè xíng wú zǐ xié , yǎn hūn shī jiǎo fēi yǒu jǐ ; míng rì xún zhě ěr shòu qī , shǒu tí yòu nǚ kū sī sī .
    • X
  2. Mandarin
    粉丝对“偶像”这个想象共同体有着集体认同,基于对肖战的共同热爱,小飞侠们会自发寻找组织,以此达成“虾圈”或“虾塘”的建构。
    粉絲對“偶像”這個想象共同體有着集體認同,基於對肖戰的共同熱愛,小飛俠們會自發尋找組織,以此達成“蝦圈”或“蝦塘”的建構。
    fěn sī duì “ ǒu xiàng ” zhè ge xiǎng xiàng gòng tóng tǐ yǒu zhe jí tǐ rèn tóng , jī yú duì xiào zhàn de gòng tóng rè ài , xiǎo fēi xiá men huì zì fā xún zhǎo zǔ zhī , yǐ cǐ dá chéng “ xiā quān ” huò “ xiā táng ” de jiàn gòu .
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    赵保说:“妹子,我跟下你来,就怕你寻了拙志。有仇不报,非为人类,无论男女,枉立于天地之间。再说君子报仇,十年不晚。妹子要是愿意报仇,我有个愚见,可不知妹子意下如何?”
    趙保説:“妹子,我跟下你來,就怕你尋了拙志。有仇不報,非為人類,無論男女,枉立於天地之間。再説君子報仇,十年不晚。妹子要是願意報仇,我有個愚見,可不知妹子意下如何?”
    zhào bǎo shuō : “ mèi zǐ , wǒ gēn xià nǐ lái , jiù pà nǐ xún le zhuō zhì . yǒu chóu bù bào , fēi wèi rén lèi , wú lùn nán nǚ , wǎng lì yú tiān dì zhī jiān . zài shuō jūn zǐ bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn . mèi zǐ yào shì yuàn yì bào chóu , wǒ yǒu ge yú jiàn , kě bù zhī mèi zǐ yì xià rú hé ? ”
    • X
  4. Mandarin
    广播寻人寻物
    廣播尋人尋物
    guǎng bō xún rén xún wù
    • paging service
  5. Mandarin
    别拿我寻开心!
    別拿我尋開心!
    bié ná wǒ xún kāi xīn !
    • Don't make fun of me!