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到处dào chùeverywhere

HSK 3word

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到处 (dào chù) means everywhere. 我在到处找我的书 says I am looking everywhere for my book. 这里到处都是人 says there are people everywhere here. 猫到处跑 says the cat runs everywhere. 我到处都看见水 says I see water everywhere. Each sentence uses 到处 for every place, whether the search, the people, the cat, or the water.

What does 到处 mean?

  1. 1.

    everywhereadverb

What do the characters in 到处 mean?

  • 到to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
  • 处(bound form) place; locality

How do you use 到处?

到处 can sit before a verb, as in 到处找, and 到处都是 says something is in every place.

Patterns

  • 到处 + Verb

    我在到处找我的书。

    Wǒ zài dàochù zhǎo wǒ de shū.

    I am looking everywhere for my book.

  • 到处都是

    这里到处都是人。

    Zhèlǐ dàochù dōu shì rén.

    There are people everywhere here.

What are some examples of 到处 in a sentence?

  1. 我在到处找我的书。

    Wǒ zài dàochù zhǎo wǒ de shū.

    I am looking everywhere for my book.

  2. 这里到处都是人。

    Zhèlǐ dàochù dōu shì rén.

    There are people everywhere here.

  3. 猫到处跑。

    Māo dàochù pǎo.

    The cat runs everywhere.

  4. 我到处都看见水。

    Wǒ dàochù dōu kànjiàn shuǐ.

    I see water everywhere.

How is 到处 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你在到处找什么?

    Nǐ zài dàochù zhǎo shénme?

    What are you looking for everywhere?

  2. Speaker B:

    我在到处找我的书,书不在床上。

    Wǒ zài dàochù zhǎo wǒ de shū, shū bú zài chuáng shang.

    I am looking everywhere for my book. The book is not on the bed.

  3. Speaker A:

    你到处看了房间吗?

    Nǐ dàochù kàn le fángjiān ma?

    Did you look everywhere in the room?

  4. Speaker B:

    我到处看了,桌子上和门后面都没有书。

    Wǒ dàochù kàn le, zhuōzi shang hé mén hòumiàn dōu méiyǒu shū.

    I looked everywhere. The book is neither on the table nor behind the door.

Can you use 到处 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我在___找我的书。(I am looking everywhere for my book.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "There are people everywhere here"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 猫___跑。(The cat runs everywhere.)

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.