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  1. 1. place
  2. 2. location
  3. 3. spot
  4. 4. point
  5. 5. office
  6. 6. department
  7. 7. bureau
  8. 8. respect
  9. 9. classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point

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Words Containing 处

住处
zhù chù

residence; dwelling

何处
hé chù

whence

判处
pàn chǔ

to sentence

到处
dào chù

everywhere

去处
qù chù

place

和平共处
hé píng gòng chǔ

peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc

四处
sì chù

all over the place

坏处
huài chu

harm

好处
hǎo chǔ

easy to get along with

好处
hǎo chu

benefit; advantage; merit

恰到好处
qià dào hǎo chù

it's just perfect

惩处
chéng chǔ

to punish

朝夕相处
zhāo xī xiāng chǔ

to spend all one's time together (idiom)

查处
chá chǔ

to investigate and handle (a criminal case)

此处
cǐ chù

this place

深处
shēn chù

abyss

用处
yòng chu

usefulness

益处
yì chu

benefit

相处
xiāng chǔ

to be in contact (with sb)

短处
duǎn chù

shortcoming

处分
chǔ fèn

to discipline sb

处在
chǔ zài

to be situated at

处境
chǔ jìng

situation (of a person)

处方
chǔ fāng

medical prescription

处于
chǔ yú

to be in (some state, position, or condition)

处理
chǔ lǐ

to handle; to deal with

处置
chǔ zhì

to handle

处罚
chǔ fá

to penalize

处处
chù chù

everywhere

处长
chù zhǎng

department head

办事处
bàn shì chù

office

远处
yuǎn chù

distant place

长处
cháng chù

good aspects

随处可见
suí chù kě jiàn

can be seen everywhere

难处
nán chu

trouble; difficulty; problem

一无是处
yī wú shì chù

not one good point

并处
bìng chǔ

to impose an additional penalty

中央处理机
zhōng yāng chǔ lǐ jī

central processing unit (CPU)

串处理
chuàn chǔ lǐ

string processing (computing)

交汇处
jiāo huì chù

confluence (of two rivers)

人事处
rén shì chù

human resources department

人往高处爬,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù pá , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú

see 人往高處走,水往低處流|人往高处走,水往低处流[rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú]

人往高处走,水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú

man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)

人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng

it's a small world (idiom)

代表处
dài biǎo chù

representative office

信号处理
xìn hào chǔ lǐ

signal processing

僻处
pì chǔ

to be located in (a remote place)

内心深处
nèi xīn shēn chù

deep in one's heart

公证处
gōng zhèng chù

notary office

共处
gòng chǔ

to coexist

再处理
zài chǔ lǐ

reprocessing

出处
chū chù

source (esp. of quotation or literary allusion)

分析处理
fēn xī chǔ lǐ

to parse

别处
bié chù

elsewhere

到处可见
dào chù kě jiàn

ubiquitous

区处
qū chǔ

(literary) to handle

区处
qū chù

(literary) dwelling

原处
yuán chù

original spot

及时处理
jí shí chǔ lǐ

timely handling

及时处理,事半功倍
jí shí chǔ lǐ , shì bàn gōng bèi

timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort

可取之处
kě qǔ zhī chù

positive point

各处
gè chù

every place

向何处
xiàng hé chù

whither

周处
zhōu chǔ

Zhou Chu (236-297), Jin dynasty general

和平共处五项原则
hé píng gòng chǔ wǔ xiàng yuán zé

Zhou Enlai's Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence

和睦相处
hé mù xiāng chǔ

to live in harmony

售票处
shòu piào chù

ticket office

图像处理
tú xiàng chǔ lǐ

image processing

在深处
zài shēn chù

deeply

在高处
zài gāo chù

aloft

地处
dì chǔ

to be located at

外事处
wài shì chù

Foreign Affairs Office (at a university)

多任务处理
duō rèn wu chǔ lǐ

multitasking (computing)

大处着眼,小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu

think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)

天涯何处无芳草
tiān yá hé chù wú fāng cǎo

there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)

妙处
miào chù

ideal place

存车处
cún chē chù

parking lot (for bicycles)

害处
hài chu

damage

宿处
sù chù

lodging house

寄存处
jì cún chù

warehouse

审处
shěn chǔ

to deliberate and decide

居处
jū chǔ

to live

居处
jū chù

dwelling place

影像处理
yǐng xiàng chǔ lǐ

image processing

得饶人处且饶人
dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén

where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible

从严惩处
cóng yán chéng chǔ

to deal with sb severely (idiom)

微处理器
wēi chǔ lǐ qì

microprocessor

微处理机
wēi chǔ lǐ jī

microprocessor

患处
huàn chù

afflicted part

情报处
qíng bào chù

intelligence office; intelligence section

憩息处
qì xī chù

rest area

所到之处
suǒ dào zhī chù

wherever one goes

批处理
pī chǔ lǐ

batch file

拐弯处
guǎi wān chù

corner

拐角处
guǎi jiǎo chù

street corner

政府新闻处
zhèng fǔ xīn wén chù

information services department

政教处
zhèng jiào chǔ

political education office (within a school) (PRC)

政训处
zhèng xùn chù

political training office (during Chinese revolution, since renamed political division 政治部)

数据处理
shù jù chǔ lǐ

data processing

文字处理
wén zì chǔ lǐ

word processing

文书处理
wén shū chǔ lǐ

paperwork; clerical tasks

新闻处
xīn wén chù

news service

明处
míng chù

clear place

暗处
àn chù

secret place

书记处
shū ji chù

secretariat

会合处
huì hé chù

joint

有益处
yǒu yì chu

beneficial

未处理
wèi chǔ lǐ

as yet unprocessed

本处
běn chù

here

某处
mǒu chù

somewhere

核燃料后处理
hé rán liào hòu chǔ lǐ

nuclear fuel reprocessing

正确处理
zhèng què chǔ lǐ

to handle correctly

正确处理人民内部矛盾
zhèng què chǔ lǐ rén mín nèi bù máo dùn

On the correct handling of internal contradictions among the people, Mao Zedong's tract of 1957

每处
měi chù

everywhere

水处理
shuǐ chǔ lǐ

water treatment

污水处理厂
wū shuǐ chǔ lǐ chǎng

water treatment plant

泰然处之
tài rán chǔ zhī

to handle the situation calmly (idiom)

海事处
hǎi shì chù

Marine Department (Hong Kong)

满处
mǎn chù

everywhere

无一事而不学,无一时而不学,无一处而不得
wú yī shì ér bù xué , wú yī shí ér bù xué , wú yī chù ér bù dé

Study everything, at all times, everywhere. (Zhu Xi 朱熹[zhū xī])

无处
wú chù

nowhere

无处不在
wú chù bù zài

to be everywhere

无处可寻
wú chù kě xún

cannot be found anywhere (idiom)

无处容身
wú chù róng shēn

nowhere to hide

无论何处
wú lùn hé chù

anywhere

热处理
rè chǔ lǐ

hot treatment (e.g. of metal)

燕雀处堂
yàn què chù táng

lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living

独处
dú chǔ

to live alone

献处
xiàn chǔ

to give one's virginity to

痛处
tòng chù

sore spot

眼观四处,耳听八方
yǎn guān sì chù , ěr tīng bā fāng

see 眼觀四面,耳聽八方|眼观四面,耳听八方[yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng]

破处
pò chǔ

to break the hymen

私处
sī chù

private parts

税捐稽征处
shuì juān jī zhēng chù

Taipei Revenue Service (tax office)

立身处世
lì shēn chǔ shì

the way of one's conduct and interaction in society (idiom)

绝处逢生
jué chù féng shēng

to find a way to survive when everything seems hopeless (idiom)

总管理处
zǒng guǎn lǐ chù

headquarters

老处女
lǎo chǔ nǚ

spinster

联合国秘书处
lián hé guó mì shū chù

United Nations Secretariat

联合国难民事务高级专员办事处
lián hé guó nán mín shì wù gāo jí zhuān yuán bàn shì chù

Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

联机分析处理
lián jī fēn xī chǔ lǐ

online analysis processing OLAP

自然语言处理
zì rán yǔ yán chǔ lǐ

natural language processing, NLP

苦处
kǔ chu

suffering

着处
zhuó chù

everywhere

蔽身处
bì shēn chù

shelter

藏身之处
cáng shēn zhī chù

hiding place

藏身处
cáng shēn chù

hiding place

处世
chǔ shì

to conduct oneself in society

处世之道
chǔ shì zhī dào

way of life

处世原则
chǔ shì yuán zé

a maxim

处之泰然
chǔ zhī tài rán

see 泰然處之|泰然处之[tài rán chǔ zhī]

处事
chǔ shì

to handle affairs; to deal with matters

处事原则
chǔ shì yuán zé

a maxim

处刑
chǔ xíng

to sentence

处堂燕雀
chù táng yàn què

lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living

处女
chǔ nǚ

virgin; maiden

处女作
chǔ nǚ zuò

first publication; maiden work

处女膜
chǔ nǚ mó

hymen

处女航
chǔ nǚ háng

maiden voyage

处子
chǔ zǐ

(literary) virgin

处子秀
chǔ zǐ xiù

debut (by a male performer or sports player)

处心积虑
chǔ xīn jī lǜ

to plot actively (idiom)

处所
chù suǒ

place

处方药
chǔ fāng yào

prescription drug

处暑
chǔ shǔ

Chushu or End of Heat, 14th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd August-7th September

处格
chù gé

locative case

处死
chǔ sǐ

an execution

处决
chǔ jué

to execute (a condemned criminal)

处治
chǔ zhì

to punish

处理器
chǔ lǐ qì

processor

处理者
chǔ lǐ zhě

handler (computing)

处理能力
chǔ lǐ néng lì

processing capability

处男
chǔ nán

virgin (male)

处级
chù jí

(administrative) department-level

处警
chǔ jǐng

(of police etc) to deal with an emergency incident

处变不惊
chǔ biàn bù jīng

to remain calm in the face of events (idiom)

街道办事处
jiē dào bàn shì chù

subdistrict office

裁处
cái chǔ

to handle

补票处
bǔ piào chù

additional ticket desk

触处
chù chù

everywhere

设身处地
shè shēn chǔ dì

to put oneself in sb else's shoes

贮水处
zhù shuǐ chù

reservoir

踏破铁鞋无觅处,得来全不费工夫
tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu

to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily

身处
shēn chǔ

in (some place)

身首异处
shēn shǒu yì chù

to be decapitated (idiom)

军情五处
jūn qíng wǔ chù

MI5 (British military counterintelligence office)

军情六处
jūn qíng liù chù

MI6 (British military intelligence agency)

军机处
jūn jī chù

Office of Military and Political Affairs (Qing Dynasty)

近处
jìn chù

nearby

回旋处
huí xuán chù

traffic circle; rotary; roundabout

通讯处
tōng xùn chù

contact address

避风处
bì fēng chù

lee

酌情处理
zhuó qíng chǔ lǐ

see 酌情辦理|酌情办理[zhuó qíng bàn lǐ]

酌处
zhuó chǔ

to use one's own discretion

酌处权
zhuó chǔ quán

discretion

错处
cuò chu

fault

阴凉处
yīn liáng chù

shady place

随处
suí chù

everywhere

隐藏处
yǐn cáng chù

shelter

杂处
zá chǔ

(of disparate elements) to mix in with one another