找 zaau² {zhǎo}

(verb) Search;

找 zaau² {zhǎo}

1. to try to find
2. to look for
3. to call on sb
4. to find
5. to seek
6. to return
7. to give change

找工 zaau² gung¹ {zhǎo gōng}

Looking for work

找數〔-数〕 zaau² sou³ {zhǎo shù}

to settle a payment

找換〔-换〕 zaau² wun⁶ {zhǎo huàn}

money exchange

找續〔-续〕 zaau² zuk⁶ {zhǎo xù}

to give change (money)

找補〔-补〕 zaau² bou² {zhǎo bu}

1. to compensate
2. to make up
3. to complement
4. to add

找茬 zaau² caa⁴ {zhǎo chá}

1. to pick fault with
2. to spot the differences
3. to nitpick
4. to pick a quarrel
5. to find complaint with

找齊〔-齐〕 zaau² cai⁴ {zhǎo qí}

1. to make uniform
2. to even up
3. to make good a deficiency

找尋〔-寻〕 zaau² cam⁴ {zhǎo xún}

1. to look for
2. to seek
3. to find fault

找出 zaau² ceot¹ {zhǎo chū}

1. to find
2. to search out

找錢〔-钱〕 zaau² cin² {zhǎo qián}

to give change

找轍〔-辙〕 zaau² cit³ {zhǎo zhé}

to look for a pretext

找到 zaau² dou³ {zhǎo dào}

to find

找見〔-见〕 zaau² gin³ {zhǎo jiàn}

to find (sth one has been looking for)

找零 zaau² ling⁴ {zhǎo líng}

1. to give change
2. change money

找遍 zaau² pin³ {zhǎo biàn}

1. to search everywhere
2. to search high and low
3. to comb

找平 zaau² ping⁴ {zhǎo píng}

1. to level (ground)
2. to make level

找死 zaau² sei² {zhǎo sǐ}

1. to court death
2. taking risks

找事 zaau² si⁶ {zhǎo shì}

1. to look for employment
2. to pick a quarrel

找贖〔-赎〕 zaau² suk⁶ {zhǎo shú}

(dialect) to give change

找頭〔-头〕 zaau² tau⁴ {zhǎo tou}

change (from money paid)

找回 zaau² wui⁴ {zhǎo huí}

to retrieve

找著〔-着〕 zaau² zoek⁶ {zhǎo zháo}

to find

找晦氣〔--气〕 zaau² fui³ hei³ {zhǎo huì qì}

(verb) to pick a quarrel; to pick a fight; to seek revenge in response to a provocation

找工作 zaau² gung¹ zok³ {zhǎo gōng zuò}

Looking for work/ job

找不到 zaau² bat¹ dou³ {zhǎo bu dào}

can't find

找不著〔--着〕 zaau² bat¹ zoek⁶ {zhǎo bu zháo}

to be unable to find

找岔子 zaau² caa³ zi² {zhǎo chà zi}

1. to look for blemishes
2. to find fault
3. nitpicking

找刺兒〔--儿〕 zaau² ci³ ji⁴ {zhǎo cì r}

to find fault

找對象〔-对-〕 zaau² deoi³ zoeng⁶ {zhǎo duì xiàng}

1. to seek a marriage partner
2. looking for a mate

找飯碗〔-饭-〕 zaau² faan⁶ wun² {zhǎo fàn wǎn}

to look for a job

找機會〔-机会〕 zaau² gei¹ wui² {zhǎo jī huì}

to look for an opportunity

找麻煩〔--烦〕 zaau² maa⁴ faan⁴ {zhǎo má fan}

to look for trouble

找門路〔-门-〕 zaau² mun⁴ lou⁶ {zhǎo mén lù}

to seek help from social connections

找上門〔--门〕 zaau² soeng⁵ mun² {zhǎo shàng mén}

1. to come to sb's door
2. to call on sb

找碴兒〔--儿〕 zaau² zaa¹ ji⁴ {zhǎo chá r}

1. to pick a quarrel
2. to find fault
3. nitpicking

找借口 zaau² ze³ hau² {zhǎo jiè kǒu}

to look for a pretext

找不自在 zaau² bat¹ zi⁶ zoi⁶ {zhǎo bù zì zai}

1. to ask for trouble
2. to bring misfortune on oneself

找不著北〔--着-〕 zaau² bat¹ zoek⁶ bak¹ {zhǎo bu zháo běi}

to be confused and disoriented

找台階兒〔--阶儿〕 zaau² toi⁴ gaai¹ ji⁴ {zhǎo tái jiē r}

1. to find an excuse
2. to look for a pretext