<p>位于 = located at (refers to the location of people, objects, or places)</p>
<p>地处: geographically located at. e.g. 'XX鎮地处華北' (XX Town is geographically located in northern China)</p>
<p>处于 = at/ in [mostly refers to a situation or status.  e.g. 处于緊張狀態 (in a tense stage)]</p>
<p><em>处在 is an uncommon variant (almost no one use it) of 处于</em></p>

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2021-04-26T01:53:45.300Z
why in this sentence is 处在? when you use it？why not "处于"?                                      
   北京处在华北平原。
jinglingmen
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2021-04-26T02:50:00.400Z
Either 北京位于华北平原 or 北京地处华北平原 would sound better than 北京处在华北平原. '位於' and '地处' are common compound words. 处在 is made up of two single-character words 处(locate) and 在(at). Although grammatically valid, it sounds very awkward
Tang Ho
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2021-04-26T02:54:06.140Z
When you mean 位于, don't replace it with 处在; When you mean 处于, don't replace it with 处在. In short-- don't use 处在. While I am at it... when you mean 身处 [(personally located) at; in ], don't replace it with 处在 neither
Tang Ho
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2021-04-26T05:40:41.210Z
Very good interpretations.
r13
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2021-04-25T17:54:24.313Z
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2021-04-25T18:04:52.230Z
Tang Ho
<p>They are the same, they all mean “be located in (at)...”
Is there any difference between 位于, 处在, 地处 and 处于? Are they interchangeable?</p>

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Difference between 位于, 处在, 地处 and 处于？
# Difference between 位于, 处在, 地处 and 处于？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-04-25)

They are the same, they all mean “be located in (at)...”
Is there any difference between 位于, 处在, 地处 and 处于? Are they interchangeable?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-04-25. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

位于 = located at (refers to the location of people, objects, or places)

地处: geographically located at. e.g. 'XX鎮地处華北' (XX Town is geographically located in northern China)

处于 = at/ in [mostly refers to a situation or status. e.g. 处于緊張狀態 (in a tense stage)]

*处在 is an uncommon variant (almost no one use it) of 处于*

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: why in this sentence is 处在? when you use it？why not "处于"?                                          北京处在华北平原。  
> **username_1**: Either 北京位于华北平原 or 北京地处华北平原 would sound better than 北京处在华北平原. '位於' and '地处' are common compound words. 处在 is made up of two single-character words 处(locate) and 在(at). Although grammatically valid, it sounds very awkward  
> **username_1**: When you mean 位于, don't replace it with 处在; When you mean 处于, don't replace it with 处在. In short-- don't use 处在. While I am at it... when you mean 身处 [(personally located) at; in ], don't replace it with 处在 neither  
> **username_2**: Very good interpretations.  

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