(dào chù) - everywhere, all over in Mandarin
dàochùTraditional: 到處
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Translation
everywhere, all over
Word origin
The word 到处 combines 到 'to arrive, to reach' with 处 'place', literally 'reaching every place', meaning 'everywhere'. 到 is 至 (to reach) + 刂 (phonetic).
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 到 (dào, to reach) + 处 (chù, place)
Stroke order
到
处
Examples
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He runs around everywhere.
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Flowers bloom everywhere.
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She looked for her bag everywhere.
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The children are running everywhere.
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There are flowers everywhere.
到处 (dào chù) means everywhere, all over. It is used as an adverb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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