tìm kiếm

Vietnamese

Etymology

tìm +‎ kiếm.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tim˨˩ kiəm˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tim˦˩ kiəm˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tim˨˩ kim˦˥]
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Verb

tìm kiếm

  1. to look for; to search (for); to seek
    • 2012 [1943], Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, chapter XXV, in Nguyễn Thành Long, transl., Hoàng tử bé, translation of Le Petit Prince (in French); English translation based on Katherine Woods, transl., The Little Prince, 1943:
      Và cậu hoàng tử nói thêm:
      - Mắt vốn mù lòa. Phải dùng trái tim mà tìm kiếm.
      [original: Et le petit prince ajouta:
      – Mais les yeux sont aveugles. Il faut chercher avec le cœur.      ]
      And the little prince added:
      "But the eyes are blind. One must seek with the heart…"
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