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处理

chǔ lǐ · chu li

Traditional 處理

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to handle; to deal with
  2. to punish
  3. to treat sth by a special process; to process
  4. to sell at reduced prices
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Too many photos

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)怎么(zěnme)了(le)？

    What is wrong with your phone?

  2. Dengdeng

    照片(zhàopiàn)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)，我(wǒ)要(yào)处理(chǔlǐ)一下(yīxià)。

    There are too many photos. I need to deal with them.

  3. Liangliang

    怎么(zěnme)处理(chǔlǐ)？

    How?

  4. Dengdeng

    先(xiān)把(bǎ)不(bù)好看(hǎokàn)的(de)都(dōu)删(shān)了(le)。

    First, delete all the ones that look bad.

  5. Liangliang

    这(zhè)张(zhāng)我(wǒ)的(de)照片(zhàopiàn)也(yě)要(yào)删(shān)吗(ma)？

    Do I have to delete this photo of me too?

  6. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)张(zhāng)不用(bùyòng)处理(chǔlǐ)，你(nǐ)闭(bì)着(zhe)眼睛(yǎnjing)，太(tài)好笑(hǎoxiào)了(le)！

    No need to deal with this one. Your eyes are closed. It is so funny!

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)从(cóng)来(lái)没(méi)时(shí)间(jiān)处(chǔ)理(lǐ)重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)事(shì)情(qing)！

You never have time for important things!

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)本(běn)可(kě)以(yǐ)用(yòng)更(gèng)好(hǎo)的(de)方(fāng)式(shì)处(chǔ)理(lǐ)问(wèn)题(tí)。

Tom could have dealt with the problem in a better way.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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处
chù

place; location

理
lǐ

texture; grain (of wood)

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