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处在

chǔzài

to be in

A person standing inside a circle
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Characters in this word

处 chù

Strokes
5
Radical
夂 — to go
Made of
夂 to go 卜 divination, fortune-telling
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

在 zài

Strokes
6
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
才 ability, talent, gift 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他处在危险中。 Tā chǔ zài wēixiǎn zhōng. He is facing danger.
  • 我们处在雨中。 Wǒmen chǔ zài yǔ zhōng. We are in the rain.
  • 她处在忙碌中。 Tā chǔ zài mánglù zhōng. She is in a busy time.

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