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四处

sìchù

everywhere

Usage note

这个词表示在周围各个地方,比如在公园里四处都有花。

Zhège cí biǎoshì zài zhōuwéi gège dìfāng, bǐrú zài gōngyuán lǐ sìchù dōu yǒu huā.

This word means in all surrounding places, like flowers everywhere in the park.

Context note

在描述环境时,我们常用‘四处’来强调某个东西分布很广。

Zài miáoshù huánjìng shí, wǒmen cháng yòng ‘sìchù’ lái qiángdiào mǒu gè dōngxi fēnbù hěn guǎng.

When describing the environment, we often use 'everywhere' to emphasize that something is widely distributed.

5 examples

公园里四处都是花。
gōng yuán lǐ sì chù dōu shì huā。
There are flowers everywhere in the park.
小鸟四处飞翔。
xiǎo niǎo sì chù fēi xiáng。
Little birds fly everywhere.
孩子们四处玩耍。
hái zi men sì chù wán shuǎ。
Children play everywhere.
教室里四处都有书。
jiào shì lǐ sì chù dōu yǒu shū。
There are books everywhere in the classroom.
草地上四处是蝴蝶。
cǎo dì shàng sì chù shì hú dié。
There are butterflies everywhere on the grass.

5 mini stories

春天来了,四处都是绿色。小树长出了新叶子。
chūn tiān lái le, sì chù dōu shì lǜ sè。 xiǎo shù cháng chū le xīn yè zi。
Spring has come, green is everywhere. Little trees grow new leaves.
下雨后,四处都是水坑。小明跳着玩水。
xià yǔ hòu, sì chù dōu shì shuǐ kēng。 xiǎo míng tiào zhe wán shuǐ。
After the rain, puddles are everywhere. Xiao Ming jumps to play in the water.
节日里,四处挂着灯笼。大家都很开心。
jié rì lǐ, sì chù guà zhe dēng long。 dà jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn。
During the festival, lanterns are hung everywhere. Everyone is very happy.
在动物园里,四处都有动物。孩子们看得入迷。
zài dòng wù yuán lǐ, sì chù dōu yǒu dòng wù。 hái zi men kàn dé rù mí。
In the zoo, animals are everywhere. The children are fascinated.
雪停了,四处都是白色。我们堆了一个雪人。
xuě tíng le, sì chù dōu shì bái sè。 wǒ men duī le yí gè xuě rén。
The snow stopped, white is everywhere. We built a snowman.

Mini dialogue

四处看看

A
我们四处看看吧。
Wǒmen sìchù kànkan ba.
Let's look around everywhere.
B
好,四处走走很有趣。
Hǎo, sìchù zǒuzou hěn yǒuqù.
Okay, walking around everywhere is fun.

四处寻找

A
四处找我的铅笔,但是找不到。
Wǒ sìchù zhǎo wǒ de qiānbǐ, dànshì zhǎo bù dào.
I looked everywhere for my pencil, but couldn't find it.
B
别急,我们一起四处找。
Bié jí, wǒmen yīqǐ sìchù zhǎo.
Don't worry, let's look everywhere together.

Related words and contrasts

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到处
dàochù
everywhere

到处 is more common in spoken Chinese.

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处处
chùchù
everywhere; in every place

处处 emphasizes 'every single place'.

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