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独处 meaning in English

dúchǔ

to live alone; to spend time alone (or with a significant other)

Traditional 獨處14 strokes

Meaning of 独处

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dúchǔ
  1. to live alone
  2. to spend time alone (or with a significant other)

独处 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ非fēi常cháng乐lè于yú独dú处chǔ。
I'm perfectly happy being alone.
我wǒ更gèng愿yuàn意yì独dú处chǔ。
I prefer to be alone.
我wǒ不bù喜xǐ欢huān独dú处chǔ。
I dislike being alone.
人rén都dū会huì有yǒu想xiǎng要yào独dú处chǔ的de时shí候hòu。
There are times in everyone's life when you want to live alone.
我wǒ讨tǎo厌yàn在zài情qíng人rén节jié一yī人rén独dú处chǔ。
I hate being alone on Valentine's Day.

Stroke order for each character

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独 dú · alone · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
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  9. 9

处 chù · place · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 独处.

到处dàochùeverywhere
好处hǎochùeasy to get along with
坏处huàichùharm; troubles
处理chǔlǐto handle; to deal with; to punish
长处chángchùgood aspects; strong points
短处duǎnchùshortcoming; defect
单独dāndúalone; by oneself
独自dúzìalone
相处xiāngchǔto be in contact (with sb); to associate
处于chǔyúto be in (some state, position, or condition)
独立dúlìindependent; independence
独特dútèunique; distinctive

Questions about 独处

What does 独处 mean?

独处 (dúchǔ) means "to live alone; to spend time alone (or with a significant other)".

How do you write 独处?

独处 is made of 2 characters: 独 (9 strokes), 处 (5 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

How is 独处 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 独处 is written 獨處.