何处 (hé chǔ) — (literary, formal) where
Definition
Literary/formal 'where', used in writing, poetry, and rhetorical questions. In everyday speech use 哪里 instead.
pronoun
(literary, formal) where
Examples
- 何处?hé chǔ Chuán lái yí zhèn dí shēng?From where does a burst of flute sound come?
- ,?何处,。Gū yún jiāng yě hè, qǐ xiàng rén jiān zhù? hé chǔ xún luàn shān, yún shēn bù zhī chù.Lone clouds with wild cranes, how could they dwell among men? Where to find the tangled hills? Deep in the clouds, we know not where.
- 何处,。Nǐ hé chǔ rě le má fan, kuài xiǎng bàn fǎ jiě jué.Where did you get yourself into trouble? Fix it quickly.
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