Chinese word

处处

Pronunciation

Pinyinchù chù

Meaning

  • adverbeverywhere

Example

处处都有好吃的东西。chù chù dōu yǒu hǎo chī de dōng xī

There is delicious food everywhere.

Illustration for 处处 (everywhere)

More examples

城市里处处充满了现代化的气息。chéng shì lǐ chù chù chōng mǎn le xiàn dài huà de qì xī

A modern atmosphere fills every part of the city.

Core concept

Places are considered one after another until the whole scene is covered, with the same feature found throughout.

Common phrases

  • 处处充满chù chù chōng mǎn

    be filled throughout

  • 处处可见chù chù kě jiàn

    be visible everywhere

Similar words

到处dào chù: At every place where something is present or happening, commonly used in speech.
四处sì chù: In all directions around an area, referring to many places across it.

Definition in Chinese

用来说明事物在各处存在或发生，语气比口语词“到处”略显书面，多用于描写或强调普遍性。yòng lái shuō míng shì wù zài gè chù cún zài huò fā shēng yǔ qì bǐ kóu yǔ cí dào chù lüè xiǎn shū miàn duō yòng yú miáo xiě huò qiáng diào pǔ biàn xìng

Word origin

处处 (chùchù, "place by place") is formed by repeating 处 (chù, "place"), turning a single location into coverage of all relevant locations.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this adverb often sounds more written than the simpler location adverb used in casual speech, so it appears especially often in descriptions and explanations.

Other meanings

  • at every turnadverb

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