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身处

shēn chǔ · shen chu

Traditional 身處

Meaning

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  1. in (some place)
  2. to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc)
  3. to find oneself in
  4. placed in
  5. surrounded by
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A new city

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)刚(gāng)到(dào)中国(zhōngguó)，身处(shēnchǔ)一个(yīgè)陌生(mòshēng)的(de)城市(chéngshì)，有点(yǒudiǎn)紧张(jǐnzhāng)。

    I just arrived in China. I am in an unfamiliar city and a bit nervous.

  2. Dengdeng

    身处(shēnchǔ)新(xīn)的(de)地方(dìfang)，大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)会(huì)这样(zhèyàng)。

    Anyone in a new place feels this way.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)去(qù)外地(wàidì)上学(shàngxué)的(de)时候(shíhou)，也(yě)是(shì)身处(shēnchǔ)陌生人(mòshēngrén)中间(zhōngjiān)。

    When I went to school in another city, I was also among strangers.

  4. Leon

    那(nà)你们(nǐmen)是(shì)怎么(zěnme)交朋友(jiāopéngyou)的(de)？

    Then how did you make friends?

  5. Liangliang

    很(hěn)简单(jiǎndān)，一起(yīqǐ)吃饭(chīfàn)。你(nǐ)看(kàn)，你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)身处(shēnchǔ)三个(sāngè)朋友(péngyou)中间(zhōngjiān)。

    Simple, eat together. Look, now you are among three friends.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)身(shēn)处(chǔ)核(hé)能(néng)时(shí)代(dài)。

We are in the era of atomic energy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Tajfun · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

有(yǒu)时(shí)候(hou)，我(wǒ)感(gǎn)觉(jué)自(zì)己(jǐ)身(shēn)处(chǔ)迷(mí)雾(wù)之(zhī)中(zhōng)，不(bù)知(zhī)该(gāi)去(qù)往(wǎng)何(hé)方(fāng)。

At times, I felt like I was living in a fog, unable to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by Nuel · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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