Chinese word dictionary

处置

chǔzhì · to handle; to take care of; to punish

Practice word

Word information

Simplified处置

Traditional處置

Pinyinchǔzhì

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

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

置zhì

to lay out, to place, to set aside

How to learn 处置

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.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

到处dàochù

everywhere

好处hǎochù

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

坏处huàichù

harm; troubles; CL:個|个[ge4]

长处chángchù

good aspects; strong points

处chǔ

to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to be situated at; to stay; to get along with; to be in a position of; to deal with; to discipline; to punish

处理chǔlǐ

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