处

chù

HSK 23 readings

“To reside” in Chinese is 处 (chù).

Other characters with the syllable chu: see all 11 →

Meaning

to reside
to live
to dwell

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to be in
to be situated at
to stay
to get along with
to be in a position of
to deal with
to discipline
to punish
bound formplace; locality
bound formpart; aspect
bound formoffice; department; bureau
classifier for locations: spot, point

Example

我刚到处找你。

From 到处 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

chǔto reside / to live / to dwell / to be in / to be situated at / to stay / to get along with / to be in a position of / to deal with / to discipline / to punish
chù(bound form) place; locality / (bound form) part; aspect / (bound form) office; department; bureau / classifier for locations: spot, point

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 处

到处dàochùeverywhereHSK 2 好处hǎochùeasy to get along withHSK 2 坏处huàichùharmHSK 2 长处chángchùgood aspectsHSK 3 处理chǔlǐto handle; to deal withHSK 3 短处duǎnchùshortcomingHSK 3 处于chǔyúto be in (some state, position, or condition)HSK 4 相处xiāngchǔto be in contact (with sb)HSK 4

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2 安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2 般bānsortHSK 2 板bǎnboardHSK 2 办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2 饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2 报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2 背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2 必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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