他們都在尋找這個走失的孩子。

They all searched for the lost child.

They all looked for the lost child.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他們 tāmen they; them
=2 都 Dū surname Du
=2 都 dōu
  1. all; both; entirely
  2. (used for emphasis) even
  3. already
  4. (not) at all
=2 都 dū
  1. capital city
  2. metropolis
3 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
4 尋找 xúnzhǎo to seek; to look for
5 這個 zhège
  1. (pronoun) this
  2. (adjective) this
6 走失 zǒushī
  1. lost
  2. missing
  3. to lose (sb in one's charge)
  4. to get lost
  5. to wander away
  6. to lose (flavor, freshness, shape, hair, one's good looks etc)
  7. to lose meaning (in translation)
=7 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=7 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=7 的 dí really and truly
=7 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
8 孩子 háizi child