找到 zhǎo dào to find 发现 發現 fā xiàn to notice / to become aware of / to discover / to find / to detect / a discovery syn 了解 瞭解 liǎo jiě to understand / to realize / to find out syn 不好意思 bù hǎo yì si to feel embarrassed / to find it embarrassing / to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb) syn 觉 覺 jué to feel / to find that / thinking / awake / aware syn 查出 chá chū to find out / to discover syn 娱乐 娛樂 yú lè to entertain / to amuse / entertainment / recreation / amusement / hobby / fun / joy syn 得知 dé zhī to find out / to learn of syn 追查 zhuī chá to try to find out / to trace / to track down 指责 指責 zhǐ zé to criticize / to find fault with / to denounce syn 处在 處在 chǔ zài to be situated at / to find oneself at syn 为难 為難 wéi nán to feel embarrassed or awkward / to make things difficult (for someone) / to find things difficult (to do or manage) syn 查明 chá míng to investigate and find out / to ascertain syn 安置 ān zhì to find a place for / to help settle down / to arrange for / to get into bed / placement syn 找寻 找尋 zhǎo xún to look for / to seek / to find fault syn 改天 gǎi tiān another day / some other time / to find another day (for appointment etc) / to take a rain check syn 脱光 脫光 tuō guāng to strip naked / to strip nude / (coll.) to find oneself a partner 安顿 安頓 ān dùn to find a place for / to help settle down / to arrange for / undisturbed / peaceful syn 查清 chá qīng to find out / to ascertain / to get to the bottom of / to clarify syn 身处 身處 shēn chǔ in (some place) / to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc) / to find oneself in / placed in / surrounded by syn 消遣 xiāo qiǎn to while the time away / amusement / pastime / recreation / to make sport of syn 超度 chāo dù to surpass / to transcend / to perform religious ceremonies to help the soul find peace 抽空 chōu kòng to find the time to do sth syn 挤出 擠出 jǐ chū to squeeze out / to extrude / to drain / to find the time / to burst out syn 游乐园 遊樂園 yóu lè yuán amusement park 难以启齿 難以啟齒 nán yǐ qǐ chǐ to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom) / to find it hard to speak about sth syn 没辙 沒轍 méi zhé at one's wit's end / unable to find a way out syn 找茬 zhǎo chá to pick fault with / to spot the differences / to nitpick / to pick a quarrel / to find complaint with 获悉 獲悉 huò xī to learn of sth / to find out / to get news syn 大海捞针 大海撈針 dà hǎi lāo zhēn lit. to fish a needle from the sea / to find a needle in a haystack (idiom) syn 伤脑筋 傷腦筋 shāng nǎo jīn to be a real headache / to find sth a real headache / to beat one's brains syn 吃不消 chī bu xiāo to be unable to tolerate or endure / to find sth difficult to manage syn 不得而知 bù dé ér zhī unknown / unable to find out 自得其乐 自得其樂 zì dé qí lè to find amusement in one's own way / to enjoy oneself quietly syn 容身 róng shēn to find a place where one can fit in / to make one's home / to seek shelter syn 品头论足 品頭論足 pǐn tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / nitpicking / overcritical syn 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down / to find sth utterly irresistible syn 探路 tàn lù to find a path syn 情投意合 qíng tóu yì hé (idiom) to have an affinity with each other / to find each other congenial syn 民工 mín gōng migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) / temporary worker enlisted on a public project 探听 探聽 tàn tīng to make inquiries / to try to find out / to pry syn 一筹莫展 一籌莫展 yī chóu mò zhǎn to be unable to find a solution / to be at wits' end syn 对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià yào lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom) / fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it / to take appropriate steps 绝处逢生 絕處逢生 jué chǔ féng shēng to come back from death's door (idiom) / unexpected rescue from danger / fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation / to find a way out of a predicament syn 投石问路 投石問路 tóu shí wèn lù lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom) / fig. to test the waters 借故 jiè gù to find an excuse syn 欢娱 歡娛 huān yú to amuse / to divert / happy / joyful / pleasure / amusement syn 农民工 農民工 nóng mín gōng migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) 曲高和寡 qǔ gāo hè guǎ difficult songs find few singers (idiom) / highbrow syn 按图索骥 按圖索驥 àn tú suǒ jì lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue syn 聊以自慰 liáo yǐ zì wèi to find some consolation (idiom) / to find relief in syn 找不到 zhǎo bu dào can't find 找出 zhǎo chū to find / to search out 随心 隨心 suí xīn to fulfill one's desire / to find sth satisfactory 娱乐中心 娛樂中心 yú lè zhōng xīn amusement park / recreation center / entertainment center 相中 xiāng zhòng to find to one's taste / to pick (after looking at) / Taiwan pr. [xiang4 zhong4] syn 找不着 找不著 zhǎo bu zháo to be unable to find 未找到 wèi zhǎo dào could not find / search for ... produced no results 入园 入園 rù yuán to enter a park or other place for public recreation (typically, one whose name ends in 園|园: a zoo 動物園|动物园[dong4 wu4 yuan2], amusement park 遊樂園|游乐园[you2 le4 yuan2] etc) / to enrol in a kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园[you4 er2 yuan2] / to start going to kindergarten 不迭 bù dié cannot cope / find it too much / incessantly syn 探知 tàn zhī to find out / to ascertain / to get an idea of 拾得 shí dé to find / to pick up / to collect 寻出 尋出 xún chū to find out / to search out / to uncover / to discover 乐道 樂道 lè dào to take delight in talking about sth / to find pleasure in following one's convictions 杏花村 xìng huā cūn village of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous poem 清明 by 杜牧[Du4 Mu4]) 找 zhǎo to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek / to return / to give change syn 挤 擠 jǐ to crowd in / to cram in / to force others aside / to press / to squeeze / to find (time in one's busy schedule) syn 嬉 xī amusement syn 评头论足 評頭論足 píng tóu lùn zú lit. to assess the head and discuss the feet (idiom) / minute criticism of a woman's appearance / fig. to find fault in minor details / to remark upon a person's appearance / nitpicking / overcritical / judgmental syn 啧 嘖 zé (interj. of admiration or of disgust) / to click one's tongue / to attempt to (find an opportunity to) speak syn 有志者事竟成 yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng a really determined person will find a solution (idiom) / where there's a will, there's a way 拨冗 撥冗 bō rǒng to find time to do sth in the midst of pressing affairs syn 解嘲 jiě cháo to try to cover up in an embarrassing situation / to justify oneself / to find excuses 吃闭门羹 吃閉門羹 chī bì mén gēng to be refused entrance (idiom) / to find the door closed syn 出脱 出脫 chū tuō to manage to sell / to dispose of sth (by selling) / to get property off one's hands / to find excuses (to get off a charge) / to extricate sb (from trouble) / to vindicate / to become prettier (of child) syn 套问 套問 tào wèn to sound sb out / to find out by tactful indirect questioning 碍难 礙難 ài nán inconvenient / difficult for some reason / to find sth embarrassing syn 置之死地而后生 置之死地而後生 zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1zi3 Bing1fa3]) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle / to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger / to find a way to emerge from a dire situation 离乡背井 離鄉背井 lí xiāng bèi jǐng to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc) syn 澡垢索疵 zǎo gòu suǒ cī to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom) / to find fault / to nitpick 病急乱投医 病急亂投醫 bìng jí luàn tóu yī lit. to turn to any doctor one can find when critically ill (idiom) / fig. to try anyone or anything in a crisis 善财难舍 善財難捨 shàn cái nán shě to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom) / refusing to contribute to charity / skinflint / miserly 坐而论道 坐而論道 zuò ér lùn dào to sit and pontificate / to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom) syn 对症发药 對症發藥 duì zhèng fā yào lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom) / fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it / to take appropriate steps 得道多助 dé dào duō zhù a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom) / those upholding justice will find help all around syn 苦中作乐 苦中作樂 kǔ zhōng zuò lè to find joy in sorrows (idiom) / to enjoy sth in spite of one's suffering 逢场作戏 逢場作戲 féng chǎng zuò xì lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom) / to join in the fun / to play along according to local conditions syn 众叛亲离 眾叛親離 zhòng pàn qīn lí lit. people rebelling and friends deserting (idiom) / fig. to find oneself utterly isolated syn 具保 jù bǎo to find guarantor / to find surety 小确幸 小確幸 xiǎo què xìng sth small that one can find pleasure in (e.g. a cold beer after a hard day or a serendipitous find in a second-hand store) 自谋出路 自謀出路 zì móu chū lù (idiom) to take matters into one's own hands / to go it alone / to fend for oneself / to find one's own way forward (esp. to find oneself a job) 中国游艺机游乐园协会 中國遊藝機遊樂園協會 zhōng guó yóu yì jī yóu lè yuán xié huì China Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (CAAPA) 娱遣 娛遣 yú qiǎn amusement 看笑话 看笑話 kàn xiào hua to watch with amusement as sb makes a fool of himself 跳楼机 跳樓機 tiào lóu jī drop tower / free fall tower (amusement ride) 按下葫芦浮起瓢 按下葫蘆浮起瓢 àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo solve one problem only to find another cropping up 发现物 發現物 fā xiàn wù a find 没找到 沒找到 méi zhǎo dào didn't find 乄 wǔ Japanese kokuji pr. shime or shite / to find a place to dwell / sum / measurement of paper / to do 