How to say “get along” in Chinese
get along; be situated
“Get along” in Chinese is 处, chǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
处 is read chǔ. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Its second reading is chǔ, “be located; handle”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “处”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 处. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这儿到处都是人zhèrdàochùdōushìrénThere are people everywhere here.
- 运动对身体有很多好处yùndòngduìshēntǐyǒuhěnduōhǎochùExercise is very good for your health.
- 我跟同事相处得很好。wǒgēntóngshìxiāngchǔdehěnhǎoI get along well with my coworkers.
- 你跟新同事相处得怎么样？nǐgēnxīntóngshìxiāngchǔdezěnmeyàngHow are you getting along with your new coworkers?
- 我在家里四处找了半天。wǒzàijiālisìchùzhǎolebàntiānI spent ages searching all over the house.
- 我每天上午先处理邮件wǒměitiānshàngwǔxiānchǔlǐyóujiànEvery morning the first thing I do is go through my email.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Getting along with people”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “get along” in Chinese?
“Get along” in Chinese is 处, pinyin chǔ.
What does 处 mean?
处 (chǔ) means “get along; be situated”.
How do you write 处?
处 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 处?
处 is read chǔ. Tones: chǔ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“get along” in the lesson “Getting along with people”
This word is from the topic “Family and loved ones” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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