深处

深處

shēnchù

noun HSK 5 #4,162

Meanings

The deep place - the depths or innermost part.

HSK 4

在他内心深处，他其实很善良。

Zài tā nèixīn shēnchù, tā qíshí hěn shànliáng.

Deep in his heart, he's actually very kind.

HSK 5

在森林深处有一座小屋。

Zài sēnlín shēnchù yǒu yī zuò xiǎowū.

Deep in the forest there's a small cabin.

HSK 7-9

海洋深处有很多未知的生物。

Hǎiyáng shēnchù yǒu hěnduō wèizhī de shēngwù.

There are many unknown creatures in the depths of the ocean.

usage

深处 is often used poetically: 内心深处 (depths of the heart), 记忆深处 (depths of memory), 山林深处 (deep in the mountains).

grammar

处 is pronounced chù (4th tone) as a noun meaning 'place.' Compare: 处理 chǔlǐ (3rd tone, verb 'to handle').

深 shēn

处 chǔ