处境
Old HSK 6
处境 (chǔjìng) · situation
处境 (chǔjìng) means “situation; circumstances (one's position)”. It is written with 2 characters: 处 (place) + 境 (boundary). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 处境 is built
The characters
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)
境 jìng · boundary
What 境 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 竟jìng — finally
- 音yīn — sound
- 立lì — to stand
- 日rì — sun; day
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 音yīn — sound
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 竟 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他现在的处境很困难。Tā xiànzài de chǔjìng hěn kùnnan.He is in a difficult situation now.
我们应该理解她的处境。Wǒmen yīnggāi lǐjiě tā de chǔjìng.We should understand her situation.
Questions about 处境
What does 处境 mean?
处境 (chǔjìng) means “situation; circumstances (one's position)”.
How do you pronounce 处境?
处境 is pronounced chǔjìng.
Which HSK level is 处境?
处境 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 到处dàochùeverywhere
- 好处hǎochubenefit
- 坏处huàichuharm
- 长处chángchùstrong point
- 处理chǔlǐto handle
- 短处duǎnchùweakness
- 处于chǔyúto be in (a state or position)
- 相处xiāngchǔto get along (with sb)
- 处分chǔfèndisciplinary action
- 处置chǔzhìto handle
Learn 处境 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.