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 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 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 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 取乐 取樂 qǔ lè to find amusement / to amuse oneself syn 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 狡辩 狡辯 jiǎo biàn to deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story / to make excuses 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 胡诌 胡謅 hú zhōu to invent crazy nonsense / to cook up (excuses) / to talk at random / wild babble 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 不依不饶 不依不饒 bù yī bù ráo not to overlook, nor spare (idiom) / unwilling to forgive / to treat severely without listening to excuses 推托 tuī tuō to make excuses / to give an excuse (for not doing something) syn 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 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 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 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]) 巧立名目 qiǎo lì míng mù to fabricate excuses (idiom) / to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account) 推三阻四 tuī sān zǔ sì to use all sorts of excuses syn 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 贷 貸 dài to lend on interest / to borrow / a loan / leniency / to make excuses / to pardon / to forgive 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 吃闭门羹 吃閉門羹 chī bì mén gēng to be refused entrance (idiom) / to find the door closed 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 诿 諉 wěi to shirk / to give excuses 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 懒驴上磨屎尿多 懶驢上磨屎尿多 lǎn lǘ shàng mò shǐ niào duō (proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working / lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing 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) 推搪 tuī táng to offer excuses (colloquial) / to stall 借词推搪 藉詞推搪 jiè cí tuī táng to make a lot of excuses 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 