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Animated Stroke Order 处

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2.

Readings & Meanings

处has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

chǔ

to handle, to deal with; to get along with; to be in (a state)

verbHSK 3.0 · L5

chù

place, location; department, office

nounHSK 3.0 · L5

3.

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4.

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Semi-Enclosed

处

处=

5.

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6.

How to Use 处

Words for 'handling', 'dealing', or 'being in a state'

The character 处 (chǔ) acts as a verb or verb-related element meaning to handle, manage, or be in a certain state.

处理 • chǔ lǐ • to handle; deal with; manage • HSK 5

HSK 5

7.

HSK Vocabulary: 处

到处 • dào chù • everywhere

HSK 4

dào到

chù处

8.

Example Sentences

tā他

men们

xiāng相

chǔ处

dé得

hěn很

yú

Information

Pinyinchǔ / chù

Meaningplace, location; department, office

Strokes5

Radical夂

Traditional處

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#441

Zhuyinㄔㄨˋ

UnicodeU+5904

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A person (夂) stops at a place (卜) to decide or handle a situation — to be at or deal with.

chǔ处

lǐ理

to handle; deal with; manage

相处 • xiāng chǔ • get along with; get on • HSK 5

HSK 5

xiāng相

chǔ处

get along with; get on

处于 • chǔ yú • to be in (some state, position, or condition) • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

chǔ处

yú于

to be in (some state, position, or condition)

everywhere

坏处 • huài chu • harm

HSK 3.0 · L4

huài坏

chu处

harm

好处 • hǎo chu • advantage; benefit

HSK 4

hǎo好

chu处

advantage; benefit

四处 • sì chù • all over the place

HSK 3.0 · L5

sì四

chù处

all over the place

短处 • duǎn chù • shortcoming

HSK 3.0 · L5

duǎn短

chù处

shortcoming

长处 • cháng chù • good aspects

HSK 3.0 · L5

cháng长

chù处

good aspects

愉

kuài快

。

They get along very well.

Gōng公

sī司

huì会

yán严

sù肃

chǔ处

lǐ理

bìng并

chǔ处

fá罚

wéi违

guī规

de的

yuáng员

ōng工

。

The company will seriously handle and punish employees who violate the rules.

gōng公

yuán园

lǐ里

dào到

chù处

shì是

xiān鲜

huā花

。

There are flowers everywhere in the park.

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

chǔ处

lǐ理

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

。

We need to handle this problem.

Zhè这

ge个

chéng城

shì市

de的

jiāo交

tōng通

shū枢

niǔ纽

chù处

fēi非

cháng常

fán繁

máng忙

。

The transportation hub of this city is very busy.

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