HSK 6 · Society

处分 chǔfèn “disciplinary action” in Chinese

Traditional 處分

What 处分 means

  1. disciplinary action
  2. to discipline
  3. to discipline sb
  4. to punish
  5. to deal with (a matter)

Measure word 个 gè · 一个处分 yí ge chǔfèn

How to say 处分

  • 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分fèn4th tone, falling

处分 in a sentence

  1. 他考试作弊，受到了学校的处分。

    Tā kǎoshì zuòbì, shòudào le xuéxiào de chǔfèn.

    He cheated in an exam and was disciplined by the school.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 公司决定不给他处分。

    Gōngsī juédìng bù gěi tā chǔfèn.

    The company decided not to take disciplinary action against him.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 处分 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 分 (fēn) with each of its parts in a different colour
分fènpart
  • 八eight · bā
  • 刀knife · dāo

Memory aidA knife 刀 cutting something into two 八: to divide.

How to write 处分

处 5 strokes · 分 4 strokes

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

Words related to 处分

Words with 处

好处hǎochu · benefit到处dàochù · everywhere处理chǔlǐ · to handle相处xiāngchǔ · to get along (with someone)处置chǔzhì · to deal with处境chǔjìng · situation恰到好处qiàdàohǎochù · just right

Words with 分

分钟fēnzhōng · minute分fēn · divide得分défēn · to score (points)分开fēnkāi · to separate部分bùfen · part十分shífēn · very百分之bǎifēnzhī · per cent分手fēnshǒu · to break up分别fēnbié · to part分析fēnxī · to analyse

More words: Society & Law

称号chēnghào · title成员chéngyuán · member冲突chōngtū · conflict触犯chùfàn · to violate慈善císhàn · charity大臣dàchén · minister (of a monarchy)打官司dǎguānsi · to go to court逮捕dàibǔ · to arrest

FAQs

处分 (chǔfèn) means “disciplinary action” or “to discipline”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it chǔfèn: chǔ with a 3rd tone, then fèn 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, 处分 is written 處分. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one disciplinary action is 一个处分 (yí ge chǔfèn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chufen with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 处分 from the suggestions. Typing chufen into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
处分 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.