处 (處)
chǔ
Pinyin

Definition

处 (處)
 - 
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 (處)
 - 
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 classifier: 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

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

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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