HSK 3 · Problems & Solutions

处理

chǔ lǐ

to handle; to deal with

Stroke order of 处理

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

处 · 5 strokes理 · 11 strokes

Memory trick

Feet stopping 夂 at a table 几 settle a matter; 理 sorts jade 王 in a village 里.

Parts: 处: 夂 foot + 几; 理: 王 jade + 里 inside

Example sentence

你能处理这个问题吗？

Can you handle this problem?

Words with 处

到处everywhere 好处advantage; benefit 坏处disadvantage; harm 长处strong point 短处weakness

Words with 理

经理manager 理想ideal; dream 道理reason; sense 办理to handle; to deal with 理论theory 理由reason; grounds 理解to understand 理发to get a haircut 合理reasonable 管理to manage; management 整理to tidy up; to sort out

More words: Problems & Solutions

调查to investigate; survey 错误mistake; wrong 事故accident 事件incident; event 意外accident; unexpected 危险danger; dangerous 风险risk 紧急urgent; emergency 解决to solve 克服to overcome 防to guard against 防止to prevent 预防to prevent 保护to protect 破坏to destroy; damage

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