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Definition
To look for or search for something, usually something life-changing.
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How it's used
Carries a poetic or literary weight that makes it feel much more profound than the everyday word 搵. It is typically reserved for abstract or significant pursuits like purpose, love, or dreams rather than mundane tasks like finding keys or a lost umbrella. Using it for trivial items sounds overly dramatic or ironic.
Examples
He has been searching for true love his whole life.
Are you still searching for your direction in life?
Related words
Common phrases
to search for true love
to search for one's ideals
Common mistake
Learners often use it interchangeably with 搵, but it sounds unnatural in casual contexts. Stick to 搵 for daily errands and save 尋覓 for deeper, more serious reflections.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
