处 chù place

故Component breakdown

处 = 夂 pursue + 卜 fortune teller

• 夂 pursue
• 卜 fortune teller

用How it is used

• Two readings. chù = a place/spot: 到处 (dàochù) everywhere, 好处 (hǎochu, neutral tone) benefit, 短处 (duǎnchù) weak point.
• chǔ = to handle / get along: 处理 (chǔlǐ) to deal with (处理问题 chǔlǐ wèntí handle a problem), 相处 (xiāngchǔ) to get along with, 处于 (chǔyú) to be situated in a state.
• 好处 (hǎochu) advantage and 坏处 (huàichù) drawback are the usual pro and con pair, from the chù sense of a point: 有什么好处 (yǒu shénme hǎochu) what's the benefit?

词Words with 处

• 到处dàochùeverywhereHSK 3
• 好处hǎochubenefitHSK 4
• 坏处huàichùharmHSK 4
• 四处sìchùall over the placeHSK 5
• 处于chǔyúto be inHSK 5
• 处理chǔlǐto handleHSK 5
• 相处xiāngchǔto be in contact (with somebody)HSK 5
• 短处duǎnchùshortcomingHSK 5
• 长处chángchùgood aspectsHSK 5
• 处处chùchùeverywhereHSK 6
• 处罚chǔfáto penalizeHSK 6
• 用处yòngchùusefulnessHSK 6
• 益处yìchùbenefitHSK 6
• 住处zhùchùresidenceHSK 7
• 判处pànchǔto sentenceHSK 7
• 办事处bànshìchùofficeHSK 7
• 去处qùchùplaceHSK 7
• 和平共处hépínggòngchǔpeaceful coexistence of nations, societies etcHSK 7
• 处事chǔshìto handle affairsHSK 7
• 处分chǔfènto discipline somebodyHSK 7
• 处境chǔjìngsituation (of a person)HSK 7
• 处方chǔfāngmedical prescriptionHSK 7
• 查处cháchǔto investigate and handle (a criminal case)HSK 7
• 随处可见suíchùkějiàncan be seen everywhereHSK 7
• 难处nánchùtroubleHSK 7
• 处置chǔzhìto handleHSK 8
• 恰到好处qiàdào-hǎochùit's just perfectHSK 8
• 朝夕相处zhāoxī-xiāngchǔto spend all one's time together (idiom)HSK 9

句Example sentences

• 这件事他处理得很好，得到了老板的表扬。 Zhèjiàn shì tā chǔlǐde hěn hǎo, dédào le lǎobǎn de biǎoyáng.He dealt with this matter very well and obtained his boss's praise.
• 多劳动对身体有好处。 Duō láodòng duì shēntǐ yǒu hǎochù.It's good for one's health to do manual labor.