diff --git a/docs/books/admin_guide/05-vi.md b/docs/books/admin_guide/05-vi.md
index 05042cfaea..5b3105c90b 100644
--- a/docs/books/admin_guide/05-vi.md
+++ b/docs/books/admin_guide/05-vi.md
@@ -381,11 +381,11 @@ To switch to *Ex* mode, from *command* mode, type <kbd>:</kbd>.
 
 `?string`
 
-* Go to the next occurrence found:
+* Find the next matching string:
 
 <kbd>n</kbd>
 
-* Go to the previous occurrence found:
+* Find the previous matching string:
 
 <kbd>N</kbd>
 
@@ -395,29 +395,29 @@ There are wildcards to facilitate the search in VI.
 
 Example:
 
-`/[Ww]ord` : search _word_ and _Word_
+`/[Ww]ord` : search _word_ or _Word_
 
 `/[1-9]word` : search _1word_, _2word_ … _`x`word_  where `x` is a number
 
-* `^` : Search for a string starting the line.
+* `^` : Search for lines that begin with a characters.
 
 Example:
 
 `/^Word`
 
-* `$` : Search for a string ending the line.
+* `$` : Search for lines that end with characters.
 
 Example:
 
 `/Word$`
 
-* `.` : Search for a word with an unknown letter.
+* `.` : Search for any single character except newline characters.
 
 Example:
 
 `/W.rd` : search _Word_, _Ward_ …
 
-* `*` : Search for one or more characters, whatever they are.
+* `*` : The number of times the previous character matches, 0 times, or any number of times.
 
 Example: