How to Say ‘I am looking for this place.’ in Traditional Chinese
我在找這個地方。
wǒ zài zhǎo zhè gè dì fāng
[waw dzeye jaow juh guh dee fahng]
💬 Usage Tip: [在找] means "am looking for" in the sense of trying to locate something: [我在找這個地方]. For shopping, [我在看] often means "I'm browsing / just looking."
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to refer to yourself.
我是說我在找這個地方。
I mean that I am looking for this place.
在找
zài zhǎo
am looking for
Shows you are searching for something.
我在找朋友。
I am looking for a friend.
Words in this phrase
在
zài
[dzeye]
am; in the process of
Here it marks an ongoing action, like 'am doing' in English.
我在找這個地方，請問你知道嗎？
I am looking for this place; do you know where it is?
找
zhǎo
[jaow]
look for
Used when searching for a person, place, or thing.
我在找這個地方，可是找不到。
I am looking for this place, but I can't find it.
這個地方
zhè gè dì fāng
this place
The location you are trying to find.
這個地方很有名。
This place is very famous.
Words in this phrase
這
zhè
[juh]
this
A demonstrative word used for something near the speaker.
我在找這個地方，不是那個地方。
I am looking for this place, not that place.
個
gè
[guh]
general classifier
A very common measure word used with many nouns in Mandarin.
我在找這個地方，地址在這裡。
I am looking for this place; the address is here.
地方
dì fāng
[dee fahng]
place
Refers to a location, area, or destination.
我在找這個地方，請幫我看看地圖。
I am looking for this place; please help me check the map.
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