处置 meaning in English

chǔzhì

to handle; to take care of

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 處置18 strokes

Meaning of 处置

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

chǔzhì
  1. to handle
  2. to take care of
  3. to punish

处置 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

可kě怜lián的de人rén民mín任rèn凭píng残cán暴bào的de独dú裁cái者zhě处chǔ置zhì。
The poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.
在zài新xīn加jiā坡pō,鞭biān刑xíng是shì处chǔ置zhì犯fàn人rén的de方fāng法fǎ之zhī一yī。
In Singapore, one way to punish a criminal is to whip him or her.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

处 chù · place · 5 strokes

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置 zhì · to install · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 处置.

到处dàochùeverywhere
好处hǎochùeasy to get along with
坏处huàichùharm; troubles
处理chǔlǐto handle; to deal with; to punish
长处chángchùgood aspects; strong points
短处duǎnchùshortcoming; defect
位置wèizhìposition; place
相处xiāngchǔto be in contact (with sb); to associate
装置zhuāngzhìto install; installation
处于chǔyúto be in (some state, position, or condition)
设置shèzhìto set up; to install
布置bùzhìto arrange; to set up; to lay out; to assign (tasks, homework etc)

Questions about 处置

What does 处置 mean?

处置 (chǔzhì) means "to handle; to take care of" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 处置?

处置 is made of 2 characters: 处 (5 strokes), 置 (13 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 处置 an HSK word?

Yes. 处置 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 处置 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 处置 is written 處置.