tìm
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Definition
- Verb:
- To look for / to search for: To actively try to locate or discover something or someone that is not immediately present or known.
- To find: To succeed in discovering, locating, or obtaining something or someone after searching.
- To seek / to try to find: To attempt to discover or achieve something, such as a solution, an answer, or an opportunity.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Tôi đang tìm chìa khóa của mình. (I am looking for my keys.)
- Cô ấy đã tìm ra sự thật. (She found out the truth.)
- Chúng tôi cần tìm một giải pháp mới. (We need to seek a new solution.)
Advanced Usage
"tìm cách": to try to find a way, to attempt to.
- Họ đang tìm cách cải thiện dịch vụ. (They are trying to find a way to improve the service.)
"tìm hiểu": to research, to inquire about, to learn about.
- Sinh viên phải tìm hiểu kỹ chủ đề này. (Students must research this topic thoroughly.)
Variants and Related Words
Tìm kiếm (v): to search, to seek (often implies a more formal or thorough process).
- Cảnh sát đang tìm kiếm nhân chứng. (The police are searching for witnesses.)
Tò mò tìm (v): to snoop around for, to pry into.
- Đừng tò mò tìm chuyện của người khác. (Don't pry into other people's business.)
Synonyms
- Search: to look thoroughly to find something.
- Seek: to attempt to find or obtain.
- Look for: to try to find.
Related Idioms
Vạch lá tìm sâu: Literally "to part the leaves to look for worms"; to nitpick, to look for faults.
- Anh ấy luôn vạch lá tìm sâu trong mọi việc. (He always nitpicks in everything.)
Tìm sư mượn lược: Literally "to look for a monk to borrow a comb"; to do something pointless or to seek something in the wrong place.
- Hỏi anh ta về lịch sử thì như tìm sư mượn lược. (Asking him about history is like looking for a comb from a monk.)
verb
- to find, to look for, to seek