HSK 6 · Verbs

处置 chǔzhì “to deal with” in Chinese

Traditional 處置

What 处置 means

  1. to deal with
  2. to handle
  3. to punish
  4. to take care of

How to say 处置

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale处chǔ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale置zhì4th tone, falling

处置 in a sentence

  1. 这些旧家具你打算怎么处置？

    Zhèxiē jiù jiājù nǐ dǎsuàn zěnme chǔzhì?

    What are you going to do with this old furniture?

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他处置问题很及时。

    Tā chǔzhì wèntí hěn jíshí.

    He deals with problems promptly.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 处置 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 处 (chu) with each of its parts in a different colour
处chǔto reside
  • 夂go · zhǐ
  • 卜divination · bǔ
The character 置 (zhì) with each of its parts in a different colour
置zhìto install
  • 罒net form of 网 · wǎngMeaning part
  • 直straight · zhíSound part

罒 hints at the meaning (net); 直 (zhí) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhì.

How to write 处置

处 5 strokes · 置 13 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

处置 (chǔzhì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 处置 (chǔzhì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 处置

Words with 处

好处hǎochu · benefit到处dàochù · everywhere处理chǔlǐ · to handle相处xiāngchǔ · to get along (with someone)处分chǔfèn · disciplinary action处境chǔjìng · situation恰到好处qiàdàohǎochù · just right

Words with 置

位置wèizhi · position安置ānzhì · to find a place for布置bùzhì · to arrange设置shèzhì · to set up

More words: Common Verbs

充当chōngdāng · to serve as重叠chóngdié · to overlap储存chǔcún · to store出卖chūmài · to betray刺cì · thorn伺候cìhou · to serve凑合còuhe · to make do窜cuàn · to flee

FAQs

处置 (chǔzhì) means “to deal with” or “to handle”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it chǔzhì: chǔ with a 3rd tone, then zhì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 处置 is written 處置. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chuzhi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 处置 from the suggestions. Typing chuzhi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
处置 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.