As long as you enter the homepage of China HowNet, you can directly enter search terms in the input box for retrieval, which is quick and convenient. However, the retrieval operation of one frame is simple, and the retrieval result may not be so accurate. Finally, it is common to retrieve thousands of documents.
Each database has some specific retrieval methods according to its content. Cross-database retrieval interface mainly provides the following retrieval methods for different needs, namely, primary retrieval, advanced retrieval, professional retrieval, author post retrieval, scientific research fund retrieval, sentence retrieval, literature source retrieval and secondary retrieval.
The top ten retrieval methods of cnki are navigation retrieval, article title retrieval, author retrieval, keyword retrieval, institution retrieval, Chinese abstract retrieval, Chinese periodical title retrieval, annual retrieval, periodical retrieval and full-text retrieval.