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title: "Chazhao Meaning: 查找 (cházhǎo) Means “to search for”"
description: "查找 (cházhǎo) means “to search for; to look up; to find”. Hear its tones, see what 查 and 找 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chazhao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 查找 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

查找 cházhǎo

## to search for; to look up; to find

## Its characters

1. 查 chá to look up
2. 找 zhǎo to look for

## In a sentence

我在网上查找资料。 I'm looking up information online.

[More about 查找](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9F%A5%E6%89%BE)

## More words with 查 or 找

- [查处 cháchǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chachu)
- [查看 chákàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chakan)
- [查明 chámíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaming)
- [查询 cháxún](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaxun)
- [抽查 chōuchá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/choucha)
- [调查 diàochá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diaocha)
- [复查 fùchá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fucha)
- [核查 héchá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hecha)
- [检查 jiǎnchá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiancha)
- [排查 páichá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/paicha)

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