Usage of the character 找

to try to find
to look for
to call on sb
to find
to seek
to return
to give change

zhǎohuí

找回

[找回]

to retrieve

zhǎopíng

找平

[找平]

to level (ground)
to make level

zhǎobiàn

找遍

[找遍]

to search everywhere
to search high and low
to comb

zhǎochá

找茬

[找茬]

to pick fault with
to spot the differences
to nitpick
to pick a quarrel
to find complaint with

zhǎozhé

找辙

[找轍]

to look for a pretext

zhǎoshì

找事

[找事]

to look for employment
to pick a quarrel

zhǎosǐ

找死

[找死]

to court death; to take a big risk

zhǎochū

找出

[找出]

to find
to search out

zhǎochá

找碴

[找碴]

variant of 找茬 (zhǎochá)

zhǎochōu

找抽

[找抽]

(coll.) to look for trouble

zìzhǎo

自找

[自找]

to suffer as a consequence of one's own actions
you asked for it
to bring it on oneself (sth unpleasant)

zhǎoqí

找齐

[找齊]

to make uniform
to even up
to make good a deficiency

zhǎozháo

找着

[找著]

to find

xúnzhǎo

寻找

[尋找]

to seek; to look for

zhǎoxún

找寻

[找尋]

to look for
to seek
to find fault

zhǎoshú

找赎

[找贖]

(dialect) to give change

zhǎotou

找头

[找頭]

change (from money paid)

zhǎodào

找到

[找到]

to find

zhǎobu

找补

[找補]

to compensate
to make up
to complement
to add

zhǎolíng

找零

[找零]

to give change
change money

zhǎojiàn

找见

[找見]

to find (sth one has been looking for)

cházhǎo

查找

[查找]

to search for
to look up

zhǎoqián

找钱

[找錢]

to give change

zhǎomáfan

找麻烦

[找麻煩]

to look for trouble

zhǎoshàngmén

找上门

[找上門]

to come to sb's door
to call on sb

zhǎochár

找碴儿

[找碴兒]

to pick a quarrel
to find fault
nitpicking

zhǎobudào

找不到

[找不到]

can't find

zhǎojièkǒu

找借口

[找借口]

to look for a pretext

zhǎofànwǎn

找饭碗

[找飯碗]

to look for a job

bùyòngzhǎo

不用找

[不用找]

"keep the change" (restaurant expression)

zhǎochàzi

找岔子

[找岔子]

to look for blemishes
to find fault
nitpicking

zhǎoduìxiàng

找对象

[找對象]

to seek a marriage partner
looking for a mate

zhǎojīhuì

找机会

[找機會]

to look for an opportunity

zhǎoménlù

找门路

[找門路]

to seek help from social connections

zhǎocìr

找刺儿

[找刺兒]

to find fault

zhǎobuzháo

找不着

[找不著]

to be unable to find

zhǎobuzháoběi

找不着北

[找不著北]

to be confused and disoriented

qílüzhǎolü

骑驴找驴

[騎驢找驢]

lit. to search for the mule while riding on it (idiom)
fig. to look for what one already has

qímǎzhǎomǎ

骑马找马

[騎馬找馬]

(idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one

zìzhǎomáfan

自找麻烦

[自找麻煩]

to ask for trouble
to invite difficulties

qílüzhǎomǎ

骑驴找马

[騎驢找馬]

(idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one

zhǎobùzìzai

找不自在

[找不自在]

to ask for trouble
to bring misfortune on oneself

zhǎotáijiēr

找台阶儿

[找台階兒]

to find an excuse
to look for a pretext

mǎndìzhǎoyá

满地找牙

[滿地找牙]

to be looking for one's teeth all over the floor
(fig.) to get beaten up badly
to beat the crap out of (sb)

zìzhǎokǔchī

自找苦吃

[自找苦吃]

to bring trouble on oneself

huāqiánzhǎozuìshòu

花钱找罪受

[花錢找罪受]

to spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous