Usage of the character 处

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

chù

处

[處]

place
location
spot
point
office
department
bureau
respect
classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point

huàichu

坏处

[壞處]

harm
troubles
CL:個／个 (gè)

míngchù

明处

[明處]

clear place
out in the open

xiànchǔ

献处

[獻處]

to give one's virginity to

chǔnán

处男

[處男]

virgin (male)

gèchù

各处

[各處]

every place

shēnchǔ

身处

[身處]

in (some place)
to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc)
to find oneself in
placed in
surrounded by

nánchu

难处

[難處]

trouble; difficulty; problem

sùchù

宿处

[宿處]

lodging house

chǔzài

处在

[處在]

to be situated at
to find oneself at

chǔjìng

处境

[處境]

situation (of a person)

zhuóchǔ

酌处

[酌處]

to use one's own discretion

chùsuǒ

处所

[處所]

place

biéchù

别处

[別處]

elsewhere

fēichǔ

非处

[非處]

unmarried woman who is not a virgin

yuǎnchù

远处

[遠處]

distant place

sīchù

私处

[私處]

private parts
genitalia

cǐchù

此处

[此處]

this place
here (literary)

qūchǔ

区处

[區處]

(literary) to handle
to treat

chǔzhì

处治

[處治]

to punish
to handle
to deal with (literary)

qùchù

去处

[去處]

place
destination

měichù

每处

[每處]

everywhere
anywhere

xiāngchǔ

相处

[相處]

to be in contact (with sb)
to associate
to interact
to get along (well, poorly)

jūchǔ

居处

[居處]

to live
to reside

shěnchǔ

审处

[審處]

to deliberate and decide
to try and punish
trial and execution

chùjí

处级

[處級]

(administrative) department-level

sìchù

四处

[四處]

all over the place
everywhere and all directions

duǎnchù

短处

[短處]

shortcoming
defect
fault
one's weak points

záchǔ

杂处

[雜處]

(of disparate elements) to mix in with one another
(of diverse groups of people) to live in the same area
to coexist

chǔnü

处女

[處女]

virgin; maiden
maiden (voyage etc); virgin (land); (a novelist's) first (work)

chǔyú

处于

[處於]

to be in (some state, position, or condition)

zhuóchù

着处

[著處]

everywhere

chùgé

处格

[處格]

locative case

mǒuchù

某处

[某處]

somewhere

chǔfèn

处分

[處分]

to discipline sb
to punish
disciplinary action
to deal with (a matter)
CL:個／个 (gè)

chǔzhì

处置

[處置]

to handle
to take care of
to punish

chǔfá

处罚

[處罰]

to penalize
to punish

chùchù

触处

[觸處]

everywhere

dìchǔ

地处

[地處]

to be located at
to be situated in

cuòchu

错处

[錯處]

fault

cáichǔ

裁处

[裁處]

to handle

kǔchu

苦处

[苦處]

suffering
distress

Zhōu Chǔ

周处

[周處]

Zhou Chu (236-297), Jin dynasty general

chùchù

处处

[處處]

everywhere
in all respects

chǔlǐ

处理

[處理]

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

chūchù

出处

[出處]

source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion)
origin
where sth comes from

chángchù

长处

[長處]

good aspects
strong points

mǎnchù

满处

[滿處]

everywhere
all over the place

huànchù

患处

[患處]

afflicted part

jìnchù

近处

[近處]

nearby

pànchǔ

判处

[判處]

to sentence
to condemn

zhùchù

住处

[住處]

residence; dwelling

bìngchǔ

并处

[並處]

to impose an additional penalty

qūchù

区处

[區處]

(literary) dwelling
residence
(Tw) regional office of a company

chǔfāng

处方

[處方]

medical prescription
to write out a prescription
(fig.) recommendation
advice

Chǔshǔ

处暑

[處暑]

Chushu or End of Heat, 14th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣／二十四节气 23rd August-7th September

yuánchù

原处

[原處]

original spot
previous place
where it was before

chǔsǐ

处死

[處死]

an execution
to put sb to death

wúchù

无处

[無處]

nowhere

jūchù

居处

[居處]

dwelling place
home

pòchǔ

破处

[破處]

to break the hymen
to lose virginity

cháchǔ

查处

[查處]

to investigate and handle (a criminal case)

hàichu

害处

[害處]

damage
harm
CL:個／个 (gè)

pìchǔ

僻处

[僻處]

to be located in (a remote place)
to be hidden away in (an out-of-the-way area)

miàochù

妙处

[妙處]

ideal place
suitable location
merit
advantage

yìchu

益处

[益處]

benefit

běnchù

本处

[本處]

here
this place

hǎochu

好处

[好處]

benefit; advantage; merit
gain; profit
also pr. (hǎochù)

chǔshì

处世

[處世]

to conduct oneself in society

chǔxíng

处刑

[處刑]

to sentence
to condemn

chéngchǔ

惩处

[懲處]

to punish
to administer justice

shēnchù

深处

[深處]

abyss
depths
deepest or most distant part

dúchǔ

独处

[獨處]

to live alone
to spend time alone (or with a significant other)

chǔzǐ

处子

[處子]

(literary) virgin
maiden

chǔjué

处决

[處決]

to execute (a condemned criminal)

gòngchǔ

共处

[共處]

to coexist
to get along (with others)

suíchù

随处

[隨處]

everywhere
anywhere

dàochù

到处

[到處]

everywhere

chǔjǐng

处警

[處警]

(of police etc) to deal with an emergency incident

yòngchu

用处

[用處]

usefulness
CL:個／个 (gè)

ànchù

暗处

[暗處]

secret place

chùzhǎng

处长

[處長]

department head
section chief

tòngchù

痛处

[痛處]

sore spot
place that hurts

hǎochǔ

好处

[好處]

easy to get along with

chǔshì

处事

[處事]

to handle affairs; to deal with matters

gāochù

高处

[高處]

high place
elevation

héchù

何处

[何處]

whence
where

xùndǎochù

训导处

[訓導處]

dean of students office (Tw)

chuànchǔlǐ

串处理

[串處理]

string processing (computing)

zhèngxùnchù

政训处

[政訓處]

political training office (during Chinese revolution, since renamed political division 政治部)

jūnjīchù

军机处

[軍機處]

Office of Military and Political Affairs (Qing Dynasty)

zhèngjiàochǔ

政教处

[政教處]

political education office (within a school) (PRC)

huìhéchù

会合处

[會合處]

joint

chǔlǐqì

处理器

[處理器]

processor

rénshìchù

人事处

[人事處]

human resources department

zhuóchǔquán

酌处权

[酌處權]

discretion
discretionary power

guǎiwānchù

拐弯处

[拐彎處]

corner
bend

pīchǔlǐ

批处理

[批處理]

(computing) batch processing

yǒuyìchu

有益处

[有益處]

beneficial

cángshēnchù

藏身处

[藏身處]

hiding place
hideout
shelter

wàishìchù

外事处

[外事處]

Foreign Affairs Office (at a university)
Foreign Affairs Department

qíngbàochù

情报处

[情報處]

intelligence office; intelligence section

zàichǔlǐ

再处理

[再處理]

reprocessing

jìwùchù

寄物处

[寄物處]

coat check; cloakroom; checkroom

xīnwénchù

新闻处

[新聞處]

news service
information agency

guǎijiǎochù

拐角处

[拐角處]

street corner

wèichǔlǐ

未处理

[未處理]

as yet unprocessed

chǔzǐxiù

处子秀

[處子秀]

debut (by a male performer or sports player)

Hǎishìchù

海事处

[海事處]

Marine Department (Hong Kong)

dàibiǎochù

代表处

[代表處]

representative office

lěngchǔlǐ

冷处理

[冷處理]

(mechanics) cold treatment
to downplay; to handle in a low-key way

chǔnümó

处女膜

[處女膜]

hymen

yǐncángchù

隐藏处

[隱藏處]

shelter
hiding place

chǔlǐzhě

处理者

[處理者]

handler (computing)

bǔpiàochù

补票处

[補票處]

additional ticket desk
stand-by counter

huíxuánchù

回旋处

[迴旋處]

traffic circle; rotary; roundabout

chǔfāngyào

处方药

[處方藥]

prescription drug

tōngxùnchù

通讯处

[通訊處]

contact address

bànshìchù

办事处

[辦事處]

office
agency

jiāohuìchù

交汇处

[交匯處]

confluence (of two rivers)
junction (of roads)
(transport) interchange

zàigāochù

在高处

[在高處]

aloft

bìshēnchù

蔽身处

[蔽身處]

shelter

zàishēnchù

在深处

[在深處]

deeply

shòupiàochù

售票处

[售票處]

ticket office

gōngzhèngchù

公证处

[公證處]

notary office

shuǐchǔlǐ

水处理

[水處理]

water treatment

jìcúnchù

寄存处

[寄存處]

warehouse
temporary store
left-luggage office
cloak-room

qìxīchù

憩息处

[憩息處]

rest area

xiànghéchù

向何处

[向何處]

whither

rèchǔlǐ

热处理

[熱處理]

hot treatment (e.g. of metal)

Chǔnüzuò

处女座

[處女座]

Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
popular variant of 室女座 ( Shìnüzuò)

yīnliángchù

阴凉处

[陰涼處]

shady place

chǔnüháng

处女航

[處女航]

maiden voyage

zhùshuǐchù

贮水处

[貯水處]

reservoir

shūjichù

书记处

[書記處]

secretariat

bìfēngchù

避风处

[避風處]

lee
windstop

yùchǔlǐ

预处理

[預處理]

to preprocess

lǎochǔnü

老处女

[老處女]

unmarried old woman
spinster

chǔnüzuò

处女作

[處女作]

first publication; maiden work

cúnchēchù

存车处

[存車處]

parking lot (for bicycles)

suǒdàozhīchù

所到之处

[所到之處]

wherever one goes

chǔshìyuánzé

处事原则

[處事原則]

a maxim
one's principles

wúchùkěxún

无处可寻

[無處可尋]

cannot be found anywhere (idiom)

shēnshǒuyìchù

身首异处

[身首異處]

to be decapitated (idiom)

zǒngguǎnlǐchù

总管理处

[總管理處]

headquarters
main administrative office

Jūnqíng Wǔchù

军情五处

[軍情五處]

MI5 (British military counterintelligence office)

yǎngzūnchǔyōu

养尊处优

[養尊處優]

to live like a prince (idiom)

suíchùkějiàn

随处可见

[隨處可見]

can be seen everywhere

zhèngquèchǔlǐ

正确处理

[正確處理]

to handle correctly

wúchùróngshēn

无处容身

[無處容身]

nowhere to hide

tàiránchǔzhī

泰然处之

[泰然處之]

to handle the situation calmly (idiom)
unruffled
to treat the situation lightly

xiéchǔlǐqì

协处理器

[協處理器]

coprocessor

shèshēnchǔdì

设身处地

[設身處地]

to put oneself in sb else's shoes

Jūnqíng Liùchù

军情六处

[軍情六處]

MI6 (British military intelligence agency)

wúchùbùzài

无处不在

[無處不在]

to be everywhere

hémùxiāngchǔ

和睦相处

[和睦相處]

to live in harmony
to get along with each other

túxiàngchǔlǐ

图像处理

[圖像處理]

image processing

wénshūchǔlǐ

文书处理

[文書處理]

paperwork; clerical tasks
(Tw) word processing

chǔshìyuánzé

处世原则

[處世原則]

a maxim
one's principles

xìnhàochǔlǐ

信号处理

[信號處理]

signal processing

juéchùféngshēng

绝处逢生

[絕處逢生]

to find a way to survive when everything seems hopeless (idiom)

chǔbiànbùjīng

处变不惊

[處變不驚]

to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)

wēichǔlǐjī

微处理机

[微處理機]

microprocessor

wēichǔlǐqì

微处理器

[微處理器]

microprocessor

fēnxīchǔlǐ

分析处理

[分析處理]

to parse
analysis processing
to analyze and treat

dàochùkějiàn

到处可见

[到處可見]

ubiquitous
commonplace
found everywhere

nèixīnshēnchù

内心深处

[內心深處]

deep in one's heart

zhāoxīxiāngchǔ

朝夕相处

[朝夕相處]

to spend all one's time together (idiom)

wúlùnhéchù

无论何处

[無論何處]

anywhere
wherever

qiàdàohǎochù

恰到好处

[恰到好處]

it's just perfect
it's just right

chǔxīnjīlü

处心积虑

[處心積慮]

to plot actively (idiom)
scheming
calculating

fēichǔfāngyào

非处方药

[非處方藥]

over-the-counter drug

cángshēnzhīchù

藏身之处

[藏身之處]

hiding place
hideout

chùtángyànquè

处堂燕雀

[處堂燕雀]

lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
unaware of the disasters ahead
a fool's paradise

chǔshìzhīdào

处世之道

[處世之道]

way of life
attitude
modus operandi

kěqǔzhīchù

可取之处

[可取之處]

positive point
merit
redeeming quality

yīwúshìchù

一无是处

[一無是處]

(idiom) not one good point; everything about it is wrong

chǔlǐnénglì

处理能力

[處理能力]

processing capability
throughput

línghúnshēnchù

灵魂深处

[靈魂深處]

in the depth of one's soul

chǔzhītàirán

处之泰然

[處之泰然]

see 泰然處之／泰然处之 (tàiránchǔzhī)

shùjùchǔlǐ

数据处理

[數據處理]

data processing

zhuóqíngchǔlǐ

酌情处理

[酌情處理]

see 酌情辦理／酌情办理 (zhuóqíngbànlǐ)

hépínggòngchǔ

和平共处

[和平共處]

peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc

yǐngxiàngchǔlǐ

影像处理

[影像處理]

image processing

yànquèchùtáng

燕雀处堂

[燕雀處堂]

lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living
unaware of the disasters ahead
a fool's paradise

cóngyánchéngchǔ

从严惩处

[從嚴懲處]

to deal with sb severely (idiom)

lìshēnchǔshì

立身处世

[立身處世]

(idiom) the way one conducts oneself in society

wénzìchǔlǐ

文字处理

[文字處理]

word processing

jiēdàobànshìchù

街道办事处

[街道辦事處]

subdistrict office
neighborhood official
an official who works with local residents to report to higher government authorities

zhèngfǔxīnwénchù

政府新闻处

[政府新聞處]

information services department

Shuìjuān Jīzhēngchù

税捐稽征处

[稅捐稽征處]

Taipei Revenue Service (tax office)

zhōngyāngchǔlǐjī

中央处理机

[中央處理機]

central processing unit (CPU)

duōrènwuchǔlǐ

多任务处理

[多任務處理]

multitasking (computing)

wūshuǐchǔlǐchǎng

污水处理厂

[污水處理廠]

water treatment plant

gāochùbùshènghán

高处不胜寒

[高處不勝寒]

it's lonely at the top (idiom)

liánjīfēnxīchǔlǐ

联机分析处理

[聯機分析處理]

online analysis processing OLAP

Liánhéguó Mìshūchù

联合国秘书处

[聯合國秘書處]

United Nations Secretariat

zìrányǔyánchǔlǐ

自然语言处理

[自然語言處理]

natural language processing, NLP

héránliàohòuchǔlǐ

核燃料后处理

[核燃料後處理]

nuclear fuel reprocessing

déráorénchùqiěráorén

得饶人处且饶人

[得饒人處且饒人]

where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible

tiānyáhéchùwúfāngcǎo

天涯何处无芳草

[天涯何處無芳草]

there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)

rénshēnghéchùbùxiāngféng

人生何处不相逢

[人生何處不相逢]

it's a small world (idiom)

hépínggòngchǔwǔxiàngyuánzé

和平共处五项原则

[和平共處五項原則]

Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
1954 Panchsheel series of agreements between PRC and India

dàchùzhuóyǎn,xiǎochùzhuóshǒu

大处着眼，小处着手

[大處著眼，小處著手]

think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)

yǎnguānsìchù,ěrtīngbāfāng

眼观四处，耳听八方

[眼觀四處，耳聽八方]

see 眼觀四面，耳聽八方／眼观四面，耳听八方 (yǎnguānsìmiàn,ěrtīngbāfāng)

zhèngquèchǔlǐrénmínnèibùmáodùn

正确处理人民内部矛盾

[正確處理人民內部矛盾]

On the correct handling of internal contradictions among the people, Mao Zedong's tract of 1957

rénwǎnggāochùzǒu,shuǐwǎngdīchùliú

人往高处走，水往低处流

[人往高處走，水往低處流]

man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
one should constantly strive to make progress

rénwǎnggāochùpá,shuǐwǎngdīchùliú

人往高处爬，水往低处流

[人往高處爬，水往低處流]

see 人往高處走，水往低處流／人往高处走，水往低处流 (rénwǎnggāochùzǒu,shuǐwǎngdīchùliú)

Liánhéguó Nánmín Shìwù Gāojí Zhuānyuán Bànshìchù

联合国难民事务高级专员办事处

[聯合國難民事務高級專員辦事處]

Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

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踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫

[踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費工夫]

to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily