随处 (suí chù) — everywhere; anywhere

Definition

Literary word for 'everywhere / anywhere', typically placed before a verb or with 都 to emphasize ubiquity. More formal than the common 到处.

noun
everywhereanywhere

Examples

  • 。
    Zhè zuò chéng shì suí chù kě jiàn lì shǐ yí jì.
    Historical relics can be seen everywhere in this city.
  • 随处。
    Tā de zuò pǐn suí chù dōu chōng mǎn le yōu mò gǎn.
    His works are filled with a sense of humor everywhere.
  • ，随处。
    Zài zhè ge gōng yuán lǐ, suí chù kě yǐ kàn dào sàn bù de rén.
    In this park, you can see people taking walks everywhere.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

随suíaccording to
处chùplace

随 (according to) and 处 (place) mean places wherever one goes.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 隨; 随 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalking
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡐦
𡐦𡐦隨suí
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 隨 pairs 辵 (walking) with 𡐦 (the sound part); the simplified 随 is a later shorthand.

Open 随 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 處; 处 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
夂夂zhǐ
几几jǐtable
Sound part声符shēngfú
虍
虍hū處chǔ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 處 pairs 虍, giving the sound, with 夂 and 几, a table, as meaning parts. The simplified 处 is a shorthand and its parts are not the historical components.

Open 处 →

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