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处 (chǔ) — to reside; to be situated at (a place or situation); to get along with (someone); to handle, deal with; to punish

Definition

处 (chǔ) as a verb covers three distinct senses: locating (more formal than 住, often for organizations like 公司), getting along (相处), and handling/punishing (处理, 处罚).

verb
to resideto be situated at (a place or situation)to get along with (someone)to handledeal withto punish
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Examples

  • 。
    Tā de gōng sī chǔ zài shàng hǎi.
    His company is located in Shanghai.
  • 处。
    Tā men liǎ chǔ dé hěn hǎo.
    The two of them get along very well.
  • 。
    Zhè ge wèn tí xū yào hǎo hǎo chǔ lǐ.
    This problem needs to be handled properly.
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