How to say “place” in Chinese
place, department
“Place” in Chinese is 处, chù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
处 is read chù. 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 “In public places”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “place” in Chinese?
“Place” in Chinese is 处, pinyin chù.
What does 处 mean?
处 (chù) means “place, department”.
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 chù. Tones: chù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“place” in the lesson “In public places”
This word is from the topic “Society and law” 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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