Meaning
to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to stay; get along with
Chinese: 地方、处理。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chu” becomes a different word in each tone. 处 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 到处dào chùeverywhere
- 好处hǎo chǔeasy to get along with
- 坏处huài chuharm; troubles
- 处理chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with; to punish; to treat sth by a special process
- 长处cháng chùgood aspects; strong points
Example Sentence
这件事很难处理。Zhè jiàn shì hěn nán chǔ lǐ.This matter is hard to handle.
这Zhèthis件jiànitem事shìmatter很hěnvery难处nán chǔtrouble理lǐtexture。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 處. Read chù it means ‘a place, spot; a department’ (处所, 到处); read chǔ it means ‘to handle, deal with; to get along; to be situated; to punish’ (处理, 相处).
A way to remember it
chù = a place (到处); chǔ = to handle (处理).