处 (chù) — (noun) place, location, spot; (noun) department, office, section (used in compounds: 办公处, 售票处); (noun) point, aspect (used in compounds: 好处, 难处, 长处)
Definition
Read as chù: a formal 'place' or 'point' (好处 = advantage, 长处 = strong point). Compared to 室, it means the whole office/section, not a single room. The verb form is read chǔ.
noun
placelocationspotdepartmentofficesection (used in compounds: 办公处, 售票处)pointaspect (used in compounds: 好处, 难处, 长处)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 。Zhè shì gè hǎo qù chù.This is a good place.
- ？Shòu piào chù zài nǎ lǐ?Where is the ticket office?
- 。Xué xí wài yǔ yǒu hěn duō hǎo chù.Learning a foreign language has many benefits.
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