Chinese word dictionary

处理

chǔlǐ · to handle; to deal with; to punish; to treat sth by a special process; to process; to sell at reduced prices

Practice word

Word information

Simplified处理

Traditional處理

Pinyinchǔlǐ

Part of speech动

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

处chù

to reside at, to live in; place, locale; department

理lǐ

science, reason, logic; to manage

How to learn 处理

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

到处dàochù

everywhere

经理jīnglǐ

manager; director; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

办理bànlǐ

to handle; to transact; to conduct

管理guǎnlǐ

to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4]

好处hǎochù

benefit; advantage; merit; gain; profit; also pr. [hao3chu4]

坏处huàichù

harm; troubles; CL:個|个[ge4]