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zhǎo

找zhǎozhǎo
to look for
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Usages of zhǎo

我wǒ　需要xūyào　找zhǎo　我wǒ　的de　同事tóngshì，　然后ránhòu　一起yìqǐ　去qù　超市chāoshì。wǒ xūyào zhǎo wǒ de tóngshì, ránhòu yìqǐ qù chāoshì.
I need to look for my coworker, then go to the supermarket together.
他tā　为什么wèishénme　还hái　没méi　来lái？　我wǒ　需要xūyào　找zhǎo　他tā。　你nǐ　等děng　了le　多久duōjiǔ？tā wèishénme hái méi lái? wǒ xūyào zhǎo tā. nǐ děng le duōjiǔ?
Why hasn’t he come yet? I need to look for him. How long have you been waiting?
我wǒ　有时候yǒushíhou　在zài　超市chāoshì　旁边pángbiān　找zhǎo　她tā　的de　同事tóngshì。wǒ yǒushíhou zài chāoshì pángbiān zhǎo tā de tóngshì.
Sometimes I look for her coworker near the supermarket.
她tā　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　厨房chúfáng　做饭zuòfàn，　在zài　客厅kètīng　看kàn　电视diànshì，　有时候yǒushíhou　打开dǎkāi　冰箱bīngxiāng　找zhǎo　饮料yǐnliào。tā xǐhuan zài chúfáng zuòfàn, zài kètīng kàn diànshì, yǒushíhou dǎkāi bīngxiāng zhǎo yǐnliào.
She likes cooking in the kitchen, watching TV in the living room, and sometimes opening the fridge to look for drinks.
楼下lóuxià　的de　咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn　人rén　太tài　多duō，　我们wǒmen　就jiù　去qù　楼上lóushàng　找zhǎo　一yí　个gè　地方dìfang　坐zuò下xià。lóuxià de kāfēiguǎn rén tài duō, wǒmen jiù qù lóushàng zhǎo yí gè dìfang zuòxià.
There are too many people in the café downstairs, so we go upstairs to find a place to sit.
我wǒ　专门zhuānmén　在zài　公园gōngyuán　附近fùjìn　找zhǎo　安静ānjìng　的de　地方dìfang　散步sànbù。wǒ zhuānmén zài gōngyuán fùjìn zhǎo ānjìng de dìfang sànbù.
I specifically look for quiet places near the park to take a walk.
在Zài　校园xiàoyuán　里lǐ，　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　找zhǎo　一yì　个gè　安静ānjìng　的de　地方dìfang　专心zhuānxīn　看书kànshū。Zài xiàoyuán lǐ, wǒ xǐhuan zhǎo yì gè ānjìng de dìfang zhuānxīn kànshū.
On campus I like to look for a quiet place to concentrate on reading.

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