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处在

chǔ zài · chu zai

Traditional 處在

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to be situated at
  2. to find oneself at
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The silent phone

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)接(jiē)电话(diànhuà)？

    Why didn't you answer the phone?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)处在(chǔzài)静音(jìngyīn)状态(zhuàngtài)，没(méi)听到(tīngdào)。

    My phone is on silent, so I didn't hear it.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)一直(yīzhí)处在(chǔzài)静音(jìngyīn)状态(zhuàngtài)吗(ma)？

    Is your phone always on silent?

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，在(zài)图书馆(túshūguǎn)就(jiù)改成(gǎichéng)静音(jìngyīn)了(le)。

    Yes, I switched it to silent in the library.

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)在(zài)家里(jiālǐ)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)站(zhàn)在(zài)你(nǐ)家(jiā)门口(ménkǒu)！

    But you are at home now, and I am standing right at your door!

  6. Liangliang

    啊(a)？难怪(nánguài)我(wǒ)没(méi)听到(tīngdào)门铃(ménlíng)！

    Huh? No wonder I didn't hear the doorbell!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

公(gōng)司(sī)正(zhèng)处(chǔ)在(zài)转(zhuǎn)型(xíng)的(de)关(guān)键(jiàn)时(shí)期(qī)。

The company is at a critical period of transformation.

02

他(tā)处(chǔ)在(zài)人(rén)生(shēng)的(de)十(shí)字(zì)路(lù)口(kǒu)，不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)该(gāi)怎(zěn)么(me)选(xuǎn)择(zé)。

He is at a crossroads in life and doesn't know how to choose.

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