Chinese word

去处

Pronunciation

Pinyinqù chù

Meaning

  • nounplace to stay

Example

这个孩子没有固定的去处。zhè ge hái zi méi yǒu gù dìng de qù chù

This child has no permanent place to stay.

Illustration for 去处 (place to stay)

More examples

那个嫌疑人的去处仍然不明。nà ge xián yí rén de qù chù réng rán bù míng

The suspect's whereabouts are still unknown.

Core concept

A reachable endpoint where a person or thing can arrive and find a place to remain.

Common phrases

  • 没有去处méi yǒu qù chù

    have nowhere to go

  • 去处不明qù chù bù míng

    whereabouts unknown

  • 寻找去处xún zhǎo qù chù

    look for a place to stay

Similar words

场所cháng suǒ: A place where people or things exist, gather, or carry out activities.
住处zhù chù: A place where someone lives, such as a home or other dwelling.
去向qù xiàng: The direction or destination toward which someone or something is going.

Definition in Chinese

用于表示某人或某物可以去的具体地点或抽象的落脚点，侧重“去”的目的地或能停留的去向。yòng yú biǎo shì mǒu rén huò mǒu wù ké yǐ qù de jù tǐ dì diǎn huò chōu xiàng de luò jiáo diǎn cè zhòng qù de mù dì dì huò néng tíng liú de qù xiàng

Word origin

去 (qù, "go") + 处 (chù, "place") literally combines going with a place, and the compound develops this into a possible destination or settling point.

Usage tips

  • As a noun, it often follows words meaning "have no" or "find", while the verb describing movement stays separate in the sentence.

Other meanings

  • whereaboutsnoun
  • place to gonoun

Opposites

  • 来处lái chùplace of originnoun

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