| 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 |
| chù | place/location/spot/point/office/department/bureau/respect/classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point |
| 处 | to reside to live to dwell |
| 处世 | to conduct oneself in society |
| 处世之道 | way of life attitude modus operandi |
| 处世原则 | a maxim one's principles |
| 处世哲学 | philosophy; philosophy of life |
| 处之泰然 | to take things calmly (idiom); not losing one's cool |
| 处事 | to handle affairs to deal with |
| 处事原则 | a maxim one's principles |
| 处事精明 | to be clever and smart in attending to business |
| 处于 | be (in some state, position, or condition) |
| 处于优势 | to have the advantage; to be on top |
| 处于守势 | to be on the defensive |
| 处于平等地位 | to be on an equal footing |
| 处于有利地位 | to be in an advantageous position; to gain the upper hand; to get the upper hand |
| 处于逆境 | to be in adverse circumstances |
| 处于顺境 | to be in favorable circumstances |
| 处以 | sentence |
| 处以绞刑 | sent to the gallows; suspendatur per collum |
| 处决 | to execute (a condemned criminal) |
| 处分 | to discipline sb to punish disciplinary action |