Methods and systems for searching on a mobile terminal are provided herein. In an exemplary method, a matching box can be provided on the mobile terminal in response to a click on a search box on the mobile terminal. An operation of a user can be determined. The operation of the user can include selecting a matching item from the matching box or inputting a keyword in the search box. The selected matching item can be used as a keyword to search on the mobile terminal when the user selects the matching item from the matching box. Alternatively, the inputted keyword in the search box can be used to search on the mobile terminal.