Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
处
chù, chǔ
Description
"处"有两个读音。读chù的时候，常常指地方或位置，比如"到处"就是每个地方。
读chǔ的时候，常常表示做事情或者跟别人来往，比如"处理"和"相处"。
Meanings
处chù
place; location; spot
这个地方到处都是花。
处理chǔlǐ
to handle; to deal with; to manage
这件事我来处理。
相处xiāngchǔ
to get along with someone
我们相处得很好。
Related words
Notes
- Pronunciation
处 is chù for "place" (noun) but chǔ for "handle/get along" (verb).
- Etymology
as a verb 处 (chǔ) means to be situated in or to deal with a situation.
Links