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独处

dú chǔ

2-character word Traditional 獨處

What 独处 means

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

The characters in 独处

• 独dúalone; independent; single
• 处chǔto reside; to live; to dwell

Example sentences

• 我不喜欢独处。
  I dislike being alone.
• 我更愿意独处。
  I prefer my own company.
• 我非常乐于独处。
  Wǒ fēicháng lèyú dúchǔ.
  I'm perfectly happy being alone.
• 汤姆大多一个人独处。
  Tāngmǔ dàduō yīgèrén dúchǔ.
  Tom mostly kept to himself.
• 人有的时候需要独处。
  People need to be alone sometimes.
• 人都会有想要独处的时候。
  Rén dōu huì yǒu xiǎngyào dúchǔ de shíhou.
  There are times in everyone's life when you want to live alone.