| zhǎo | to try to find/to look for/to call on sb/to find/to seek/to return/to give change |
| 找 | to try to find to look for to call on sb |
| 找不到 | can't find |
| 找不开 | have no small change |
| 找不着 | to be unable to find |
| 找不自在 | to ask for trouble to bring misfortune on oneself |
| 找事 | to look for employment to pick a quarrel |
| 找借口 | to look for a pretext |
| 找出 | to find to search out |
| 找到 | to find |
| 找刺儿 | to find fault |
| 找台阶 | to offer a chance to extricate oneself from an awkward position |
| 找台阶儿 | to find an excuse to look for a pretext |
| 找回 | get back; retrieve |
| 找头 | change (from money paid) |
| 找婆家 | look for a husband |
| 找对象 | to seek a marriage partner looking for a mate |
| 找寻 | to look for to seek to find fault |
| 找岔子 | to look for blemishes to find fault nitpicking |
| 找工作 | to job-hunt; to look for a job |
| 找平 | to level (ground) to make level |