处于(chǔ yú): to be in (some state, position, or condition)
to be in (some state, position, or condition)
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 处于 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
灯突然熄灭了，我们处于黑暗中。
dēng tū rán xī miè le wǒ men chǔ yú hēi àn zhōng
The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark.
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