尋〔寻〕 cam⁴ {xún}

1. to search
2. to look for
3. to seek

尋根〔寻-〕 cam⁴ gan¹ {xún gēn}

verb; to search for the root, normally used for people finding out their family background and history

尋日〔寻-〕 cam⁴ jat⁶ {xún rì}

(noun / adverb) yesterday

尋晚〔寻-〕 cam⁴ maan⁵ {xún wǎn}

last night

尋覓〔寻觅〕 cam⁴ mik⁶ {xúnmì}

(verb) Seek for

尋回〔寻-〕 cam⁴ wui⁴ {xún huí}

found

尋寶〔寻宝〕 cam⁴ bou² {xún bǎo}

treasure hunt

尋出〔寻-〕 cam⁴ ceot¹ {xún chū}

1. to find out
2. to search out
3. to uncover
4. to discover

尋的〔寻-〕 cam⁴ dik¹ {xún dì}

1. homing
2. target-seeking (military)

尋花〔寻-〕 cam⁴ faa¹ {xún huā}

1. flower-viewing
2. to visit a prostitute

尋訪〔寻访〕 cam⁴ fong² {xún fǎng}

1. to inquire after
2. to look for (sb)

尋歡〔寻欢〕 cam⁴ fun¹ {xún huān}

to seek pleasure (esp. sexual)

尋機〔寻机〕 cam⁴ gei¹ {xún jī}

to look for an opportunity

尋釁〔寻衅〕 cam⁴ jan⁶ {xún xìn}

1. to pick a quarrel
2. to start a fight

尋求〔寻-〕 cam⁴ kau⁴ {xún qiú}

1. to seek
2. to look for

尋問〔寻问〕 cam⁴ man⁶ {xún wèn}

to inquire

尋味〔寻-〕 cam⁴ mei⁶ {xún wèi}

to think sth over

尋覓〔寻觅〕 cam⁴ mik⁶ {xún mì}

to look for

尋摸〔寻-〕 cam⁴ mo² {xún mo}

1. to look for
2. to explore
3. to probe

尋仇〔寻-〕 cam⁴ sau⁴ {xún chóu}

to carry out a vendetta against sb

尋死〔寻-〕 cam⁴ sei² {xún sǐ}

1. to attempt suicide
2. to court death

尋思〔寻-〕 cam⁴ si¹ {xún sī}

1. to consider
2. to ponder

尋常〔寻-〕 cam⁴ soeng⁴ {xún cháng}

1. usual
2. common
3. ordinary

尋獲〔寻获〕 cam⁴ wok⁶ {xún huò}

1. to find
2. to track down
3. to recover (sth lost)

尋烏〔寻乌〕 cam⁴ wu¹ {Xún wū}

Xunwu county in Ganzhou 贛州, Jiangxi

尋找〔寻-〕 cam⁴ zaau² {xún zhǎo}

1. to seek
2. to look for

尋址〔寻-〕 cam⁴ zi² {xún zhǐ}

1. to address
2. to search for address
3. to input data into memory

尋租〔寻-〕 cam⁴ zou¹ {xún zū}

rent seeking (economics)

尋晚黑〔寻--〕 cam⁴ maan⁵ hak¹ {xún wǎn hēi}

last night

尋甸縣〔寻-县〕 cam⁴ din⁶ jyun⁶ {Xún diàn xiàn}

Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明, Yunnan

尋短見〔寻-见〕 cam⁴ dyun² gin³ {xún duǎn jiàn}

to commit suicide

尋呼機〔寻-机〕 cam⁴ fu¹ gei¹ {xún hū jī}

1. pager
2. beeper

尋開心〔寻开-〕 cam⁴ hoi¹ sam¹ {xún kāi xīn}

1. to make fun of
2. to seek diversion

尋水術〔寻-术〕 cam⁴ seoi² seot⁶ {xún shuǐ shù}

dowsing

尋烏縣〔寻乌县〕 cam⁴ wu¹ jyun⁶ {Xún wū xiàn}

Xunwu county in Ganzhou 贛州, Jiangxi

尋回犬〔寻--〕 cam⁴ wui⁴ hyun² {xún huí quǎn}

retriever

尋根究底〔寻---〕 cam⁴ gan¹ gau³ dai² {xún gēn jiū dǐ}

verb; to make a thorough investigation, to search or get to the root of thing, to inquire deeply into

尋花問柳〔寻-问-〕 cam⁴ faa¹ man⁶ lau⁵ {xún huā wèn liǔ}

1. lit. to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery (idiom)
2. fig. to frequent brothels
3. to sow one's wild oats

尋歡作樂〔寻欢-乐〕 cam⁴ fun¹ zok³ lok⁶ {xún huān zuò lè}

pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation

尋根問底〔寻-问-〕 cam⁴ gan¹ man⁶ dai² {xún gēn wèn dǐ}

lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

尋來範疇〔寻来范畴〕 cam⁴ loi⁴ faan⁶ cau⁴ {xún lái fàn chóu}

(math.) derived category

尋事生非〔寻---〕 cam⁴ si⁶ sang¹ fei¹ {xún shì shēng fēi}

to look for trouble

尋釁滋事罪〔寻衅---〕 cam⁴ jan⁶ zi¹ si⁶ zeoi⁶ {xún xìn zī shì zuì}

disorderly behavior (PRC law)

尋甸回族彞族自治縣〔寻---彝---县〕 cam⁴ din⁶ wui⁴ zuk⁶ ji⁴ zuk⁶ zi⁶ zi⁶ jyun⁶ {Xún diàn Huí zú Yí zú zì zhì xiàn}

Xundian Hui and Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明, Yunnan