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(dào chù) - everywhere, all over in Mandarin

dàochù

Traditional: 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

Stroke order for 到

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Examples

He runs around everywhere.

Flowers bloom everywhere.

She looked for her bag everywhere.

The children are running everywhere.

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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This word is part of lesson 18.