到处dào chùeverywhere
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.
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?
How is 到处 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你在到处找什么?
Nǐ zài dàochù zhǎo shénme?
What are you looking for everywhere?
- 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.
- Speaker A:
你到处看了房间吗?
Nǐ dàochù kàn le fángjiān ma?
Did you look everywhere in the room?
- 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.
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Related words
- 找zhǎoto try to find; to look for; to find; to seekHSK 1
- 看kànto see; to look atHSK 1
- 都dōuall; both; entirelyHSK 1
- 地方dì fangplace; location; area; spaceHSK 3
- 人rénperson; peopleHSK 1
- 水shuǐwaterHSK 1
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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.