Chinese word

何处

Pronunciation

Pinyinhé chù

Meaning

  • pronounwhere

Example

你知道何处有好吃的吗？nǐ zhī dào hé chù yǒu hǎo chī de ma

Do you know where there is something good to eat?

Illustration for 何处 (where)

More examples

调查后我们才知道证据究竟在何处。diào chá hòu wǒ men cái zhī dào zhèng jù jiū jìng zài hé chù

Only after investigating did we find out exactly where the evidence was.

Core concept

A written-style place question that keeps the location open until the answer supplies it.

Common phrases

  • 究竟在何处jiū jìng zài hé chù

    where exactly

  • 往何处走wǎng hé chù zǒu

    where to go

Similar words

哪里ná lǐ: Asks about a location in a broadly usable, everyday way.
哪儿nǎr: Asks about a location in brief, natural conversation.

Definition in Chinese

用于询问地点或处所，书面语色彩较重，但在文学或固定搭配中仍常见。yòng yú xún wèn dì diǎn huò chù suǒ shū miàn yǔ sè cǎi jiào zhòng dàn zài wén xué huò gù dìng dā pèi zhōng réng cháng jiàn

Word origin

何 (hé, "what") + 处 (chù, "place") forms a compact question about which place is meant.

Usage tips

  • In casual speech, this word can make a simple location question sound formal, so its register matters more than any difference in the place being asked about.

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