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独处

dú chǔ · du chu

Traditional 獨處

Meaning

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

  1. Dengdeng

    周末(zhōumò)你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What do you want to do this weekend?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)独处(dúchǔ)一天(yītiān)，哪儿(nǎr)也(yě)不(bù)去(qù)。

    I want to be alone for a day and not go anywhere.

  3. Dengdeng

    一个人(yīgèrén)不(bù)无聊(wúliáo)吗(ma)？

    Isn't being alone boring?

  4. Liangliang

    不(bù)无聊(wúliáo)，独处(dúchǔ)的(de)时候(shíhou)我(wǒ)最(zuì)放松(fàngsōng)。

    Not boring. I'm most relaxed when I'm alone.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)独处(dúchǔ)一天(yītiān)，就(jiù)坐(zuò)在(zài)你(nǐ)旁边(pángbiān)。

    OK, then I'll be alone for a day too, just sitting next to you.

  6. Liangliang

    坐(zuò)在(zài)我(wǒ)旁边(pángbiān)就(jiù)不是(bùshì)独处(dúchǔ)了(le)！

    If you sit next to me, that's not being alone!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)大(dà)多(duō)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)独(dú)处(chǔ)。

Tom mostly kept to himself.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

人(rén)都(dōu)会(huì)有(yǒu)想(xiǎng)要(yào)独(dú)处(chǔ)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)。

There are times in everyone's life when you want to be alone.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

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