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處
简 处 · 繁 處Mandarin · pinyin chǔ#
Meanings · chǔ
- to reside
- to live
- to dwell
- to be in
- to be situated at
- to stay
- to get along with
- to be in a position of
- to deal with
- to discipline
- to punish
Mandarin · pinyin chù#
Meanings · chù
- (bound form) place; locality
- (bound form) part; aspect
- (bound form) office; department; bureau
- classifier for locations: spot, point
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3 · chu3
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 14 senses · 4 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
cyu2 · cyu3 · cyu5 · syu3
Cantonese word readings for 處. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- to reside; to live; to dwell
- to be situated in; to be in
- staying at home; not assuming a government position, or not married
- virginity; chastity
- to manage; to deal with
- to punish; to discipline
- to get along with
- (obsolete) to stop; to disappear; to cease
- a surname
character
- place; location; spot
- part; aspect; respect
- department; office
- Classifier for locations or items of damage.
- (Cantonese, slightly dated) here
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