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处 chù

The Chinese measure word for places and spots.

处 counts places and spots: a site, a sight, a station. It also counts single points in something larger, such as a mistake in a text or a wound.

  • 一处景点yí chù jǐngdiǎna sight
  • 两处错误liǎng chù cuòwùtwo mistakes
  • 几处伤jǐ chù shāngseveral wounds

13 nouns that take 处

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The nouns come from the measure-word notes in CC-CEDICT, ordered by how often each word appears in film and TV subtitles. Many nouns take more than one measure word, and 个 often works in casual speech.