---
title: "Chujing Meaning: 处境 (situation) or 出境 (to leave the country)?"
description: "处境 (traditional 處境, chǔjìng) means “situation; plight”. Not the chujing you heard? See 出境. Hear its tones, see what 处 and 境 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chujing"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 处境 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

处境 chǔjìng

## situation; plight

## Its characters

1. 处 chǔ to deal with
2. 境 jìng situation

## In a sentence

他现在的处境很困难。 His current situation is very difficult.

[More about 处境](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%84%E5%A2%83)

## Other words said chujing

- [出境chūjìngto leave the country](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%87%BA%E5%A2%83)

## More words with 处 or 境

- [办事处 bànshìchù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banshichu)
- [边境 biānjìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianjing)
- [查处 cháchǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chachu)
- [处处 chùchù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuchu)
- [处分 chǔfèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufen)
- [处理 chǔlǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuli)
- [处于 chǔyú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuyu)
- [处置 chǔzhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuzhi)
- [到处 dàochù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daochu)
- [好处 hǎochu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haochu)

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