Definition
处 (chù) is a noun meaning 'place, location' or 'department, office' (售票处). It contrasts with 住 (zhù) and 居住 (jū zhù), which are verbs for 'to live/reside'. As a noun, 处 refers to a specific spot or an organizational unit, not the action of dwelling.
noun
placelocationspotdepartmentofficesection (used in compounds: 办公处, 售票处)pointaspect (used in compounds: 好处, 难处, 长处)
Easily confused
- 处chǔlook-aliketo reside; to be situated at (a place or situation)
- 出chūsound-aliketo go out, to come out
- 扑pūlook-aliketo pounce on, to lunge at
- 初chūsound-alike(prefix) first, initial, elementary (as in 初次, 初级, 初春)
- 外wàilook-alikeoutside (as a location)
- 除chúsound-alike(verb) to remove; to eliminate
- 锄chúsound-alike(noun) hoe
Examples
- 。Zhè shì gè hǎo qùchù.This is a good place.
- ？Shòupiào chù zài nǎlǐ?Where is the ticket office?
- 。Xuéxí wàiyǔ yǒu hěn duō hǎo chù.Learning a foreign language has many benefits.
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