Chinese word

四处

Pronunciation

Pinyinsì chù

Meaning

  • adverball over

Example

他在城里四处找工作。tā zài chéng lǐ sì chù zhǎo gōng zuò

He looks for work all over the city.

Illustration for 四处 (all over)

More examples

消息四处传播，大家很快就知道了。xiāo xī sì chù chuán bō dà jiā hěn kuài jiù zhī dào le

The news spread everywhere, and everyone soon knew.

Core concept

A person or thing spreads beyond one spot and appears in many places across an area.

Common phrases

  • 四处奔波sì chù bēn bō

    run around

  • 四处张望sì chù zhāng wàng

    look around

  • 四处寻找sì chù xún zhǎo

    search everywhere

Similar words

到处dào chù: Everywhere in an area, showing that an action happens or people or things can be found in all places.
处处chù chù: In place after place, showing that the same condition or event appears widely.
随处suí chù: Anywhere, showing that an action can happen or something can be found in any place.

Definition in Chinese

用来表示某人或某物分布在各个地方，各处都有，作为副词使用，常与表示寻找、查看、活动的动词搭配出现。yòng lái biǎo shì mǒu rén huò mǒu wù fēn bù zài gè gè dì fāng gè chù dōu yǒu zuò wéi fù cí shǐ yòng cháng yǔ biǎo shì xún zhǎo chá kàn huó dòng de dòng cí dā pèi chū xiàn

Word origin

四处 (sìchù, "all over") combines 四 (sì, "four") + 处 (chù, "place"), using several directions and places to express a broad area.

Usage tips

  • 四处 (sìchù, "all over") usually comes before an action verb, so it sets the range of an activity rather than naming a location by itself.

Opposites

  • 无处wú chǔnowhereadverb

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