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处于

chǔ yú

HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 處於

处于 (chǔ yú) means "to be in (some state, position, or condition)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 处于 means

1. to be in (some state, position, or condition)

The characters in 处于

• 处chǔto reside; to live; to dwell
• 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle

Example sentences

• 桥处于修理中。
  The bridge is being repaired.
• 你处于危险之中。
  You were in danger.
• 世界处于混沌之中。
  Shìjiè chǔyú hùndùn zhīzhōng.
  The world is in chaos.
• 那将会使你处于危险。
  Nà jiānghuì shǐ nǐ chǔyú wēixiǎn.
  That'll put you in danger.
• 我们都处于危险之中。
  Wǒmen dōu chǔyú wēixiǎn zhīzhōng.
  We're all at risk.
• 她使我处于危险的冒险。
  She exposed me to dangerous adventures.

Go deeper

• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read chǔ yú correctly.
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