处理
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
处理 (chǔlǐ) · to handle
处理 (chǔlǐ) means “to handle; to deal with; to process”. It is written with 2 characters: 处 (place) + 理 (science). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 处理 is built
The characters
处 chù · place
What 处 is made of
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: To go somewhere 夂 and put down a flag 卜 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
理 lǐ · science
What 理 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 王 gives the meaning, 里 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这件事我来处理。Zhè jiàn shì wǒ lái chǔlǐ.I'll handle this matter.
这个问题怎么处理？Zhège wèntí zěnme chǔlǐ?How should we deal with this problem?
Questions about 处理
What does 处理 mean?
处理 (chǔlǐ) means “to handle; to deal with; to process”.
How do you pronounce 处理?
处理 is pronounced chǔlǐ.
Which HSK level is 处理?
处理 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 到处dàochùeverywhere
- 好处hǎochubenefit
- 坏处huàichuharm
- 长处chángchùstrong point
- 短处duǎnchùweakness
- 处于chǔyúto be in (a state or position)
- 相处xiāngchǔto get along (with sb)
- 处分chǔfèndisciplinary action
- 处境chǔjìngsituation
- 处置chǔzhìto handle
Learn 处理 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 10: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.