Explore in 3D3D

处

chù/chǔ

place; location

Traditional 處
HSK 3.0 · Level 4 nounmeasure wordverb Explore in 3D3D

Ancient forms

2 forms
  1. BronzeWestern Zhou
  2. Bamboo & silkQin

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Meaning

chù as in 到处 chu4
  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
chǔ as in 处理 chu3
  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

How often each reading is used

85 uses in 96 example sentences on this site

Example sentences

HSK words with 处 · 24 of 34

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