处置
chǔzhì
to handle, to dispose of
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 面对突发情况，他冷静地处置。Faced with the emergency, he handled it calmly.
- 这些旧设备要妥善处置。These old facilities must be properly disposed of.
Collocations
妥善处置处置问题紧急处置处置财产
Mnemonic
处 chǔ "to handle" + 置 zhì "to place": to handle and settle, i.e. to deal with or dispose of (a situation, property) with authority. Distinguish 处置 (authoritative handling/disposal) from 处理 (chǔlǐ, general handling). Polyphone: 处 is chǔ "to handle" (处置) but chù "place" (到处); here chǔ.
Related
处理处分安置解决
Quick check
How is 处 read in 到处 (everywhere)?