Searching information includes: receiving current query data from a client; extracting generic attribute features of the current query data, wherein the generic attribute features are used for calculating a plurality of confidence degrees of the current query data that correspond to a plurality of categories, each of the confidence degrees indicating a degree of confidence that the current query data belongs to a respective one of the plurality of categories; determining the plurality of confidence degrees of the current query data based at least in part on the generic attribute features; searching in a chosen category for a search result that corresponds to the current query data, the chosen category being one of the plurality of categories and being chosen based at least in part on the plurality of confidence degrees; and returning the search result.