到处
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到处 (dàochù) · everywhere
到处 (dàochù) means “everywhere”. It is written with 2 characters: 到 (to arrive) + 处 (place). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 到处 is built
The characters
到 dào · to arrive
What 到 is made of
- 至zhì — reach
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 至 gives the meaning, 刂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
处 chù · place
What 处 is made of
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: To go somewhere 夂 and put down a flag 卜 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
到处都是人。Dàochù dōu shì rén.There are people everywhere.
你到处找什么？Nǐ dàochù zhǎo shénme?What are you looking all over for?
Questions about 到处
What does 到处 mean?
到处 (dàochù) means “everywhere”.
How do you pronounce 到处?
到处 is pronounced dàochù.
Which HSK level is 到处?
到处 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 得到dédàoto get
- 回到huídàoto return to
- 看到kàndàoto see
- 来到láidàoto come to
- 听到tīngdàoto hear
- 找到zhǎodàoto find
- 等到děngdàoto wait until
- 感到gǎndàoto feel
- 见到jiàndàoto see
- 接到jiēdàoto receive
Learn 到处 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 32: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.