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  cyu3 cyu2 syu3   jyutping
  chu4 chu3   pinyin
[] cyu3 syu3 | [] chu4
[1] [n] place; location; spot
[2] [n] department; section; office
[3] [n] quality; feature; point

[] cyu2 | [] chu3
[1] [v] get along with; make out with (sb)
[2] [v] be situated in (a certain condition)
[3] [v] manage; handle; deal with
[4] [v] punish; sentence; condemn
[5] [v] [literary] dwell; live; reside

Jyutping cyu3 is literary reading; colloquial reading syu3 is not so popular.
Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 11
Level: 1
Radical: (#141)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
處 / 处

This word has been viewed 18895 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Nov 2013 10:07

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detail  cyu3 syu3  chu4 shu3 = End of Heat, 14th of the 24 solar terms 23rd August-7th September
detail  bin1 syu3  bian1 chu4 = where
detail  ceoi4 cyu3  sui2 chu4 = anywhere; everywhere
detail  go2 syu3  ge4 chu4 = there; that place
detail  hai2 syu3   = here; there
detail  jung6 cyu3  yong4 chu5 = usefulness
detail  siu1 fong4 cyu3  xiao1 fang2 chu4 = Fire Services Department
detail  hai2 ni1 syu3   = at this place
detail  hai2 go2 syu3   = at that place
detail  jik1 cyu3  yi4 chu5 = benefit; advantage
See all 133 compounds (CantoDict reports 154 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 6 examples containing 處
detail audio 邊處?
Where are you going?
detail audio 唔係隨處
it's 徐志摩(a famous Chinese writer), not 除處摸 (touching everywhere around)!
detail audio 存放呢處
He has left a number of books with me.
detail 新澤西州到處都係不毛之地
New Jersey is just barren wasteland.
[Lit. New Jersey everywhere also is barren wasteland. Originally the sentence was 死神界到處都是不毛之地, but I gave it a little twist!]
detail 好處
The advantages are too numerous to mention.
[Cantonese verbs and adjectives are often followed by various types of particle. Here, 到、唔 and 晒 are extent, potential and quantifying particles respectively. ]
detail 處女座雙子座
Virgo and Gemini are a match right?

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