Usage note
处表示地方，也可表示处理。
chù biǎo shì dì fāng， yě kě biǎo shì chǔ lǐ。
处 means place, or to deal with/handle.
Context note
处常用于位置、关系和正式表达。
chù cháng yòng yú wèi zhì 、 guān xì hé zhèng shì biǎo dá。
It is often used for location, relations, and formal language.
5 examples
这个处很安静。
zhè ge chù hěn ān jìng。
This place is very quiet.
请把问题处好。
qǐng bǎ wèn tí chù hǎo。
Please handle the problem well.
到处都是人。
dào chù dōu shì rén。
People are everywhere.
他处于好状态。
tā chǔ yú hǎo zhuàng tài。
He is in good condition.
这件事要认真处。
zhè jiàn shì yào rèn zhēn chù。
This matter must be handled seriously.
5 mini stories
他们找到一个好处。
tā men zhǎo dào yí gè hǎo chù。
They found a good place.
这件事处起来不容易。
zhè jiàn shì chù qǐ lái bù róng yì。
This matter is not easy to handle.
老师说要处好人与人之间的关系。
lǎo shī shuō yào chù hǎo rén yǔ rén zhī jiān de guān xì。
The teacher said to handle relationships between people well.
处处都能看到花。
chù chù dōu néng kàn dào huā。
Flowers can be seen everywhere.
他知道怎么处事。
tā zhī dào zěn me chǔ shì。
He knows how to deal with matters.
Mini dialogue
问路
A
请问，图书馆在什么处？
Qǐngwèn, túshūguǎn zài shénme chù?
Excuse me, where is the library?
B
图书馆在那处，学校旁边。
Túshūguǎn zài nà chù, xuéxiào pángbiān.
The library is over there, next to the school.
找东西
A
我的铅笔不见了，你看见在何处吗？
Wǒ de qiānbǐ bùjiàn le, nǐ kànjiàn zài hé chù ma?
My pencil is missing, have you seen where it is?
B
在桌子那处，我帮你拿。
Zài zhuōzi nà chù, wǒ bāng nǐ ná.
It's over there by the desk, I'll get it for you.
Related words and contrasts
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地方
dì fang
place; location
A very common synonym for a physical place.
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地点
dì diǎn
location; site
Often used for a specific spot or venue.