<p>Google's translation is correct. 
Character by character translation: <strong>Are you looking for me for something?</strong>
找 means <strong>find, look for</strong>, not <strong>think</strong>. </p>

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2016-05-31T01:22:59.543Z
2016-05-31T01:22:59.543Z
thinwa
<p>An English equivalent would be :</p>

<ol>
<li>Can I help you?</li>
<li>What's up?</li>
<li>Do you require assistance?</li>
<li>What do you need?</li>
</ol>

<p>Or in Singaporean-English:</p>

<ol start="5">
<li>You look for me for what?</li>
</ol>

<p>Number 5 would be the most literal translation. Drunken Master's example of :</p>

<p>"你来看我有事吗?" </p>

<p>Although there's nothing wrong with a non native speaker saying the above, we normally wouldn't say that because 看 means more of "look"</p>

<p>Eg. 你看那女孩儿好正哦 </p>

<p>Literal: "you look at that girl, awesome" </p>

<p>If: "你看我有事吗?"</p>

<p>The above has a different meaning. It means more of "Do you think there's something wrong with me?" "Do you think there could be something wrong with me?".</p>

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2016-06-04T08:42:40.133Z
2016-06-04T08:42:40.133Z
Andrew Chok
<p>It actually means, Is there anything I can help you with? 
or Do you have any questions to me?
Sometimes, we just say "有事吗？" in a more casual situation.</p>

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2016-06-03T04:31:24.457Z
2016-06-03T04:31:24.457Z
fai
<p>It has a short form: 有何贵干。</p>

<p>有何 means ：What is……</p>

<p>贵干 is a honorific which means what others gonna to do.</p>

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2017-02-15T09:23:53.577Z
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Lengend
<p>This mean:Do  you have any problem need my help?</p>

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2016-06-07T15:50:54.497Z
2016-06-07T15:50:54.497Z
nero
<p>找 in this context means <em>to contact/approach/seek/come to see</em>. The whole sentence is very idiomatic and is a good pattern to remember. Roughly, we are asking <em>Is there a particular reason/cause for coming to see me?</em>, or <em>Are you looking for me, because you have something to discuss?</em> </p>

<p>You could also ask, 你来看我有事吗？ (Literally: "You come to see me <em>because</em> of some issue?") </p>

<p>Or even, 你给我打电话有什么事？ (Literally, <em>What is the (particular) cause for calling me?</em>)</p>

<p>You can use this pattern to express the goal/reason [e.g. to discuss something] of some action [e.g. to seek someone]. In Chinese, you don't need to express everything explicitely, e.g. a causative relation between to actions, as above, from the context this will be clear.</p>

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2016-05-31T08:04:05.337Z
2016-05-31T08:04:05.337Z
imrek
<p>I got this from the Spoonfed Chinese shared deck on Ankiweb. The translation, which was included in the deck, was "Did you find me about something?" and Google says "Are you looking for me?".</p>

<p>If I translate it character by character I get "Do you find that I have something", but 找 apparently doesn't have the meaning of "think".</p>

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2016-05-31T01:15:29.170Z
有事：bkrs:to be occupied with sth
to have sth on one's mind,there is something the matter, 你找我有事吗：one possibility: are you looking for me with something on your mind, or closer to Q: Did you look for me about sth.
user6065
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2016-05-31T01:28:14.207Z
do you want to see me about something?
user6065
<translation>
What does 你找我有事吗 mean?
# What does 你找我有事吗 mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-05-31)

I got this from the Spoonfed Chinese shared deck on Ankiweb. The translation, which was included in the deck, was "Did you find me about something?" and Google says "Are you looking for me?".

If I translate it character by character I get "Do you find that I have something", but 找 apparently doesn't have the meaning of "think".

**Tags:** translation

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 有事：bkrs:to be occupied with sth to have sth on one's mind,there is something the matter, 你找我有事吗：one possibility: are you looking for me with something on your mind, or closer to Q: Did you look for me about sth.  
> **username_1**: do you want to see me about something?  

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## 6 answers

### Answer by username_7 on 2016-05-31. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

找 in this context means *to contact/approach/seek/come to see*. The whole sentence is very idiomatic and is a good pattern to remember. Roughly, we are asking *Is there a particular reason/cause for coming to see me?*, or *Are you looking for me, because you have something to discuss?*

You could also ask, 你来看我有事吗？ (Literally: "You come to see me *because* of some issue?")

Or even, 你给我打电话有什么事？ (Literally, *What is the (particular) cause for calling me?*)

You can use this pattern to express the goal/reason [e.g. to discuss something] of some action [e.g. to seek someone]. In Chinese, you don't need to express everything explicitely, e.g. a causative relation between to actions, as above, from the context this will be clear.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-05-31. Score: 1

Google's translation is correct.
Character by character translation: **Are you looking for me for something?**
找 means **find, look for**, not **think**.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-06-04. Score: 1

An English equivalent would be :

1. Can I help you?
2. What's up?
3. Do you require assistance?
4. What do you need?

Or in Singaporean-English:

5. You look for me for what?

Number 5 would be the most literal translation. Drunken Master's example of :

"你来看我有事吗?"

Although there's nothing wrong with a non native speaker saying the above, we normally wouldn't say that because 看 means more of "look"

Eg. 你看那女孩儿好正哦

Literal: "you look at that girl, awesome"

If: "你看我有事吗?"

The above has a different meaning. It means more of "Do you think there's something wrong with me?" "Do you think there could be something wrong with me?".


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### Answer by username_4 on 2016-06-03. Score: 0

It actually means, Is there anything I can help you with?
or Do you have any questions to me?
Sometimes, we just say "有事吗？" in a more casual situation.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2017-02-15. Score: 0

It has a short form: 有何贵干。

有何 means ：What is……

贵干 is a honorific which means what others gonna to do.


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### Answer by username_6 on 2016-06-07. Score: -2

This mean:Do you have any problem need my help?


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