相处
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
相处 (xiāngchǔ) · to get along (with sb)
相处 (xiāngchǔ) means “to get along (with sb); to spend time together”. It is written with 2 characters: 相 (mutual) + 处 (place). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 相处 is built
The characters
相 xiāng · mutual
What 相 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: To stare 目 at a tree 木, meaning to observe (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
他和同事相处得很好。Tā hé tóngshì xiāngchǔ de hěn hǎo.He gets along well with his colleagues.
你们相处多久了？Nǐmen xiāngchǔ duō jiǔ le?How long have you known each other?
Questions about 相处
What does 相处 mean?
相处 (xiāngchǔ) means “to get along (with sb); to spend time together”.
How do you pronounce 相处?
相处 is pronounced xiāngchǔ.
Which HSK level is 相处?
相处 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 相同xiāngtóngidentical
- 相信xiāngxìnto believe
- 相机xiàngjīcamera
- 照相zhàoxiàngto take a photo
- 互相hùxiāngeach other
- 相比xiāngbǐto compare
- 相当xiāngdāngquite
- 相关xiāngguānrelated
- 相互xiānghùeach other
- 相似xiāngsìsimilar
Learn 相处 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 97: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.