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Baidu

name · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /baɪˈduː/

1

name

Meaning 1

A mainland China search engine owned by the company of the same name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To search for (something) on the Internet using the Baidu search engine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive, uncommon

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 百度 (Bǎidù, literally “hundreds of times”).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 百度 (baak3 dou6) — search engine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 百度 (Bǎidù) — search engine
  • Japanese: 百度 (Hyakudo) — search engine
  • Korean: 바이두 (Baidu) — search engine
  • Tok Pisin: Baidu — search engine
  • Vietnamese: Bách Độ — search engine
  • Vietnamese: Baidu — search engine