相处

xiāng chǔ

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to be in contact (with sb)
2. to associate
3. to interact
4. to get along (well, poorly)

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 处 chǔ 处 chǔ to reside 口语中常用，如“处得来”: to reside

Related words

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• 沟通 gōu tōng 沟通 gōu tōng to join; to connect; to link up 强调交流想法或信息: to join; to connect; to link up

Synonyms

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• 交往 jiāo wǎng 交往 jiāo wǎng to associate (with) 人与人之间的互动或联系: to associate (with)
• 来往 lái wǎng 来往 lái wǎng to come and go 日常的交际或沟通: to come and go

Usage notes

Collocations

常与程度补语搭配，如“相处得很好”“相处不来”

Common mistakes

勿混淆“相处”与“对待”：前者指双方互动，后者是单方态度

Example Sentences

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他们 相处 得很愉快。

They get along very happily.

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Words Containing 相处

• 朝夕相处 朝夕相处 zhāo xī xiāng chǔ: to spend all one's time together (idiom)
• 和睦相处 和睦相处 hé mù xiāng chǔ: to live in harmony

Child Words of 相处

• 处 处 chǔ: to reside
• 处 处 chù: place
• 相 相 xiāng: each other
• 相 相 xiàng: appearance