Pronunciation/Chinese readings
How do you pronounce 处理?
处(chǔ)理chǔ lǐ
Commonly said as: reading 处 as chù
楚理
处理
What it is
处理 means to handle or deal with something.
Why it gets said wrong
As a verb 处 is third tone chǔ; as a noun, in words like 住处, it is fourth tone chù. It is among the most frequent polyphones.
Hear it in a sentence
I will handle this.
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