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
处境
chǔjìng
predicament; situation
Characters in this word
境 jìng
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 在融资渠道收紧后，小微企业的处境变得更加艰难。 Zài róngzī qúdào shōujǐn hòu, xiǎowēi qǐyè de chǔjìng biàn de gèngjiā jiānnán. After financing channels tightened, the situation of small and micro enterprises became even more difficult.
- 他的处境很尴尬，说什么都不合适。 Tā de chǔjìng hěn gāngà, shuō shénme dōu bù héshì. His position is awkward; nothing he says would be appropriate.
- 换成你，你能理解我现在的处境吗？ Huàn chéng nǐ, nǐ néng lǐjiě wǒ xiànzài de chǔjìng ma? If you were me, could you understand my situation now?