Contact searching method and mobile terminal

The invention provides a contact searching method, which comprises the following steps of: receiving a keyword input by a user, wherein the keyword is a searching condition for searching for a contact; obtaining an event corresponding to the keyword found according to the keyword, the contact related to the event and a corresponding relationship between the event and the contact; and displaying the contact according to the corresponding relationship. The invention correspondingly provides a mobile terminal. By the technical scheme provided by the invention, the contact searching method and the mobile terminal can be realized, a user can find the content related to a certain event, the relationship between the user and the contact is described more clearly, a common circle is formed between the user and the contact, and interpersonal relationships are enhanced.