处
chǔ
Pinyin

Definition

处
 - 
chǔ
  1. to reside
  2. to live
  3. to dwell
  4. to be in
  5. to be situated at
  6. to stay
  7. to get along with
  8. to be in a position of
  9. to deal with
  10. to discipline
  11. to punish
处
 - 
chù
  1. place
  2. location
  3. spot
  4. point
  5. office
  6. department
  7. bureau
  8. respect
  9. classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

到处
dào chù
  1. 1 everywhere
四处
sì chù
  1. 1 all over the place
  2. 2 everywhere and all directions
好处
hǎo chu
  1. 1 benefit
  2. 2 advantage
  3. 3 gain
  4. 4 profit
  5. 5 also pr. [hǎo chù]
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
相处
xiāng chǔ
  1. 1 to be in contact (with sb)
  2. 2 to associate
  3. 3 to interact
  4. 4 to get along (well, poorly)
处
chǔ
  1. 1 to reside
  2. 2 to live
  3. 3 to dwell
  4. 4 to be in
  5. 5 to be situated at
  6. 6 to stay
  7. 7 to get along with
  8. 8 to be in a position of
  9. 9 to deal with
  10. 10 to discipline
  11. 11 to punish
处女
chǔ nu:3
  1. 1 virgin
  2. 2 maiden
  3. 3 inaugural
处理
chǔ lǐ
  1. 1 to handle
  2. 2 to treat
  3. 3 to deal with
  4. 4 to process
  5. 5 to deal with a criminal case
  6. 6 to mete out punishment
  7. 7 to offer for sale at a reduced price
  8. 8 to punish
处处
chù chù
  1. 1 everywhere
  2. 2 in all respects
住处
zhù chù
  1. 1 residence
  2. 2 dwelling
  3. 3 dwelling place
何处
hé chù
  1. 1 whence
  2. 2 where
出处
chū chù
  1. 1 source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion)
  2. 2 origin
  3. 3 where sth comes from
判处
pàn chǔ
  1. 1 to sentence
  2. 2 to condemn
别处
bié chù
  1. 1 elsewhere
去处
qù chù
  1. 1 place
  2. 2 destination
地处
dì chǔ
  1. 1 to be located at
  2. 2 to be situated in
坏处
huài chu
  1. 1 harm
  2. 2 troubles
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
害处
hài chu
  1. 1 damage
  2. 2 harm
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
患处
huàn chù
  1. 1 afflicted part
查处
chá chǔ
  1. 1 to investigate and handle (a criminal case)
此处
cǐ chù
  1. 1 this place
  2. 2 here (literary)

Idioms (17)

人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
  1. 1 it's a small world (idiom)
大处着眼，小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
  1. 1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
天涯何处无芳草
tiān yá hé chù wú fāng cǎo
  1. 1 there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)
得饶人处且饶人
dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén
  1. 1 where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible
从严惩处
cóng yán chéng chǔ
  1. 1 to deal with sb severely (idiom)
泰然处之
tài rán chǔ zhī
  1. 1 to handle the situation calmly (idiom)
  2. 2 unruffled
  3. 3 to treat the situation lightly
无处可寻
wú chù kě xún
  1. 1 cannot be found anywhere (idiom)
燕雀处堂
yàn què chù táng
  1. 1 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. 2 unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. 3 a fool's paradise
立身处世
lì shēn chǔ shì
  1. 1 the way of one's conduct and interaction in society (idiom)
绝处逢生
jué chǔ féng shēng
  1. 1 to come back from death's door (idiom); unexpected rescue from danger
  2. 2 fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation
  3. 3 to find a way out of a predicament
处堂燕雀
chù táng yàn què
  1. 1 lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
  2. 2 unaware of the disasters ahead
  3. 3 a fool's paradise
处心积虑
chǔ xīn jī lu:4
  1. 1 to plot actively (idiom)
  2. 2 scheming
  3. 3 calculating
处变不惊
chǔ biàn bù jīng
  1. 1 to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)
身首异处
shēn shǒu yì chù
  1. 1 to be decapitated (idiom)
养尊处优
yǎng zūn chǔ yōu
  1. 1 to live like a prince (idiom)
高处不胜寒
gāo chù bù shèng hán
  1. 1 it's lonely at the top (idiom)

Sample Sentences

那不良品怎么处理？
nà bùliáng pǐn zěnme chǔlǐ ？
What do you do about defective products?
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做得好。这次的企划你想得很周到。问题也处理得很恰当。继续保持！
zuò de hǎo 。zhè cì de qǐhuà nǐ xiǎng de hěn zhōudào 。wèntí yě chǔlǐ de hěn qiàdàng 。jìxù bǎochí ！
Well done. The project was well thought through. Problems were also well resolved. Keep going!
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你知道中国最有名的人是谁？提起此人，人人皆晓，处处闻名。
nǐ zhīdào Zhōngguó zuì yǒumíng de rén shì shéi ？tíqǐ cǐ rén ，rénrén jiē xiǎo ，chùchù wénmíng 。
Do you know who the most famous person in China is? His name is so well-known that everyone have heard about him.
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过年的时候，到处都车水马龙。
guònián de shíhou ，dàochù dōu chēshuǐmǎlóng 。
During Chinese New Year, there is traffic congestion everywhere.
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白云深处有人家
báiyún shēnchù yǒu rénjiā
Houses are so far away as if up in the white clouds
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充电处
chōng diàn chù
charging spot
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他上次从高处跌下去之后，就被送到综合医院休养了，要一起去探病吗？
tā shàngcì cóng gāochù diē xiàqù zhīhòu ，jiù bèi sòngdào zōnghé yīyuàn xiūyǎng le ，yào yīqǐ qù tànbìng ma ？
Since the last time he fell from a height, he was sent to a general hospital to recover. Do you want to visit him together?
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这种人到处都有啊。
zhèzhǒng rén dàochù dōu yǒu a 。
These types of people are everywhere.
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老鼠都会躲在暗处，所以都不会做一些光明正大的事情。
lǎoshǔ dōu huì duǒ zài àn chù ，suǒyǐ dōu bùhuì zuò yīxiē guāngmíngzhèngdà de shìqing 。
Mice always hide in the dark, so they don’t play fair and square.
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