English–Chinese

“find” in Chinese

Chinese

Also捡到 (jiǎn dào)

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhǎo dào

Example

你找到手机了吗?nǐ zhǎo dào shǒu jī le ma

Did you find the phone?

Illustration for 找到 (find)

How to say “find” in Chinese

“Find” in Chinese is 找到 (zhǎo dào).

The act of looking leads to the person or thing that was missing.

Full entry for 找到: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 找到

我终于找到东西了。wǒ zhōng yú zhǎo dào dōng xī le

I finally found something.

Tips for using 找到

  • English changes "find" to "found" for a past result, but Chinese uses the same word in different time settings, with time words or the surrounding sentence showing when the finding happens.

Other Chinese words for “find”

我在街上捡到一个钱包。wǒ zài jiē shàng jiǎn dào yí gè qián bāo

I found a wallet on the street.

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