Chinese Dictionary

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

(bound form) place; locality
(bound form) part; aspect
(bound form) office; department; bureau
classifier for locations: spot, point

harm
troubles
CL:個／个 (gè)

clear place
out in the open

to give one's virginity to

virgin (male)

every place

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

trouble; difficulty; problem

lodging house

to be situated at
to find oneself at

situation (of a person)

place

elsewhere

to use one's own discretion

unmarried woman who is not a virgin

distant place

private parts
genitalia

this place
here (literary)

(literary) to handle
to treat

to punish
to handle
to deal with (literary)

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

place
destination

everywhere
anywhere

to live
to reside

to deliberate and decide
to try and punish
trial and execution

(administrative) department-level

all over the place
everywhere and all directions

shortcoming
defect
fault
one's weak points

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

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

everywhere

locative case

somewhere

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

to handle
to take care of
to punish

to penalize
to punish

everywhere

to be located at
to be situated in

fault

to handle

suffering
distress

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

Zhou Chu (236-297), Jin dynasty general

everywhere
in all respects

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

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

good aspects
strong points

everywhere
all over the place

afflicted part

nearby

to sentence
to condemn

residence; dwelling

to impose an additional penalty

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

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

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

original spot
previous place
where it was before

an execution
to put sb to death

nowhere

dwelling place
home

to break the hymen
to lose virginity

to investigate and handle (a criminal case)

damage
harm
CL:個／个 (gè)

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

ideal place
suitable location
merit
advantage

here
this place

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

benefit

to conduct oneself in society

to sentence
to condemn

to punish
to administer justice

abyss
depths
deepest or most distant part

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

(literary) virgin
maiden

to execute (a condemned criminal)

everywhere
anywhere

to coexist
to get along (with others)

everywhere

(of police etc) to deal with an emergency incident

usefulness
CL:個／个 (gè)

secret place

department head
section chief

sore spot
place that hurts

easy to get along with

to handle affairs; to deal with matters

high place
elevation

whence
where

string processing (computing)

dean of students office (Tw)

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

Office of Military and Political Affairs (Qing Dynasty)

zhèngjiàochǔ

political education office (within a school) (PRC)

joint

processor

human resources department

discretion
discretionary power

corner
bend

(computing) batch processing

beneficial

hiding place
hideout
shelter

Foreign Affairs Office (at a university)
Foreign Affairs Department

Moral Education Office (administrative department in Chinese schools responsible for overseeing student conduct, moral and ideological education, mental health, safety, aesthetic and patriotic education, extracurricular activities and coordination with families and student organizations)

intelligence office; intelligence section

reprocessing

coat check; cloakroom; checkroom

news service
information agency

street corner

as yet unprocessed

debut (by a male performer or sports player)

Marine Department (Hong Kong)

representative office

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

hymen

shelter
hiding place

handler (computing)

additional ticket desk
stand-by counter

traffic circle; rotary; roundabout

prescription drug

contact address

office; agency; bureau

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

shelter

deeply

ticket office

gōngzhèngchù

notary office

water treatment

warehouse
temporary store
left-luggage office
cloak-room

rest area

whither

hot treatment (e.g. of metal)

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

shady place

to preprocess

maiden voyage

reservoir

secretariat

lee
windstop

unmarried old woman
spinster

first publication; maiden work

parking lot (for bicycles)

suǒdàozhīchù

wherever one goes

chǔshìyuánzé

a maxim
one's principles

cannot be found anywhere (idiom)

shēnshǒuyìchù

to be decapitated (idiom)

zǒngguǎnlǐchù

headquarters
main administrative office

Jūnqíng Wǔchù

MI5 (British military counterintelligence office)

yǎngzūnchǔyōu

to live like a prince (idiom)

suíchùkějiàn

can be seen everywhere

wúchùróngshēn

nowhere to hide

tàiránchǔzhī

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

coprocessor

shèshēnchǔdì

to put oneself in sb else's shoes

Jūnqíng Liùchù

MI6 (British military intelligence agency)

to be everywhere

hémùxiāngchǔ

to live in harmony
to get along with each other

túxiàngchǔlǐ

image processing

wénshūchǔlǐ

paperwork; clerical tasks
(Tw) word processing

chǔshìyuánzé

a maxim
one's principles

xìnhàochǔlǐ

signal processing

juéchùféngshēng

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

chǔbiànbùjīng

to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)

microprocessor

microprocessor

to parse
analysis processing
to analyze and treat

nèixīnshēnchù

deep in one's heart

dàochùkějiàn

ubiquitous
commonplace
found everywhere

zhāoxīxiāngchǔ

to spend all one's time together (idiom)

anywhere
wherever

qiàdàohǎochù

it's just perfect
it's just right

to plot actively (idiom)
scheming
calculating

fēichǔfāngyào

over-the-counter drug; OTC drug

cángshēnzhīchù

hiding place
hideout

chùtángyànquè

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

way of life
attitude
modus operandi

positive point
merit
redeeming quality

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

chǔlǐnénglì

processing capability
throughput

línghúnshēnchù

in the depth of one's soul

chǔzhītàirán

see 泰然處之／泰然处之 (tàiránchǔzhī)

data processing

zhuóqíngchǔlǐ

see 酌情辦理／酌情办理 (zhuóqíngbànlǐ)

hépínggòngchǔ

peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc

yǐngxiàngchǔlǐ

image processing

cóngyánchéngchǔ

to deal with sb severely (idiom)

yànquèchùtáng

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

lìshēnchǔshì

(idiom) the way one conducts oneself in society

word processing

túxíngchǔlǐqì

图形处理器

[圖形處理器]

(computing) graphics processing unit (GPU)

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]

(computing) central processing unit (CPU)

zhōngyāngchǔlǐqì

中央处理器

[中央處理器]

(computing) 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)

túxíngchǔlǐdānyuán

图形处理单元

[圖形處理單元]

(computing) graphics processing unit (GPU)

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

zhōngyāngchǔlǐdānyuán

中央处理单元

[中央處理單元]

(computing) central processing unit (CPU)

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)

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)

tàpòtiěxiéwúmìchù,déláiquánbùfèigōngfu

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