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用处 (yòng chù) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

用处 (yòng chù) is a Chinese word: use, usefulness. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 用处

名 míng noun

use, usefulness

这本书对我没什么用处。

zhè běn shū duì wǒ méi shén me yòng chù

This book is of no use to me.

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Word breakdown

用 yòng — use, to use

Words with this character (53)
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处 chù — place, point (indicating where/how something is useful)

Words with this character (14)
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  • 6 长处 cháng chù — strength HSK 5
    • 长 long, extended; implies excellence or being good at something
    • 处 place, point, aspect; refers to a particular quality or characteristic
    Example

    每个人都有自己的长处。

    měi gè rén dōu yǒu zì jǐ de cháng chù

    Everyone has their own strengths.

  • 7 处处 chù chù — everywhere HSK 6
    • 处 place, location
    • 处 place (repeated for emphasis to mean 'every place')
    Example

    春天来了，公园里处处开满了花。

    chūn tiān lái le gōng yuán lǐ chù chù kāi mǎn le huā

    Spring has arrived, flowers are blooming everywhere in the park.

  • 8 益处 yì chù — benefit HSK 6
    • 益 benefit, advantage
    • 处 point, aspect (nominalizer)
    Example

    锻炼对身体有很多益处。

    duàn liàn duì shēn tǐ yǒu hěn duō yì chù

    Exercise has many benefits for the body.

  • 9 住处 zhù chù — residence, dwelling HSK 7
    • 住 to live, to dwell
    • 处 place, location
    Example

    我找到了新的住处。

    wǒ zhǎo dào le xīn de zhù chù

    I found a new residence.

  • 10 办事处 bàn shì chù — representative office HSK 7
    • 办 to handle, to manage, to conduct
    • 事 affairs, matters, business
    • 处 place, location, office
    Example

    我们公司在北京设立了办事处。

    wǒ men gōng sī zài běi jīng shè lì le bàn shì chù

    Our company established a representative office in Beijing.

  • 11 去处 qù chù — place to go; whereabouts HSK 7
    • 去 to go; provides the directional/movement aspect
    • 处 place; provides the location aspect
    Example

    我在找一个安静的去处。

    wǒ zài zhǎo yí ge ān jìng de qù chù

    I'm looking for a quiet place to go.

  • 12 恰到好处 qià dào hǎo chù — just right HSK 7
    • 恰 exactly, precisely
    • 到 to reach, to arrive at
    • 好 good, appropriate
    • 处 point, place
    Example

    这道菜的调味恰到好处。

    zhè dào cài de tiáo wèi qià dào hǎo chù

    The seasoning of this dish is just right.

  • 13 随处可见 suí chù kě jiàn — can be seen everywhere HSK 7
    • 随 along, anywhere (indicates following or going along with any location)
    • 处 place, spot (refers to locations or places)
    • 可 can, may (indicates possibility or ability)
    • 见 see, be seen (the action or state of seeing/being visible)
    Example

    在中国，共享单车随处可见。

    zài zhōng guó gòng xiǎng dān chē suí chù kě jiàn

    In China, shared bicycles can be seen everywhere.

  • 14 难处 nán chù — difficulty HSK 7
    • 难 difficult, hard
    • 处 point, situation, aspect
    Example

    我理解你的难处。

    wǒ lǐ jiě nǐ de nán chù

    I understand your difficulty.

Structure & writing
1 用 yòng — to use; to employ
用 is a component in 4 characters
HSK 3
角 jiǎo horn (hard growth on an animal's head, typically long, curved, and pointed)
HSK 5
拥 yōng to embrace; to hug
HSK 7
佣 yōng to hire or be hired 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre

用 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 处 chù — place; location
Xpinyin

处 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 夂 zhǐ — arriving from behind, following after
夂 is a component in 14 characters
HSK 1
条 tiáo a long narrow strip
HSK 2
备 bèi to possess, to be equipped with
HSK 3
冬 dōng winter (the fourth and coldest season) 务 wù affair; matter 处 chù place; location 复 fù to repeat; to do more than once 夏 xià summer (the second of the four seasons)
HSK 4
各 gè each; every (referring to different persons or things) 降 jiàng to fall; to descend (opposite of 升)
HSK 5
傻 shǎ foolish, stupid
HSK 6
麦 mài grain crops including barley, wheat, rye, and oats
HSK 7
囱 cōng chimney; flue for stove or boiler 惫 bèi (lit.) exhausted; extremely fatigued 隆 lóng grand; magnificent
2.2 卜 bǔ — divination; foretelling good or bad fortune using tortoise shells, animal bones, or other methods
Xpinyin
卜 is a component in 12 characters
HSK 1
下 xià lower position (opposite of 上): ① positioned below (opposite of 上); ② later in order or time; ③ within a certain range, condition, or circumstance 外 wài outside; exterior (opposite of 内/里)
HSK 3
卡 kǎ truck; large freight vehicle 处 chù place; location
HSK 4
盐 yán salt (chemistry): compound composed of metal ions (including ammonium) and acid radicals
HSK 5
卧 wò to lie down 补 bǔ to mend or repair something damaged
HSK 6
扑 pū to lunge forward and throw oneself onto something 朴 pǔ unworked timber; rough wood
HSK 7
仆 pú servant hired to do household chores 卦 guà ancient divination symbol; also the tools or act of divination 赴 fù to go; to proceed to

Stroke order