Chinese word

处分

Pronunciation

Pinyinchǔ fèn

Meaning

  • verbdispose of

Example

请把这些旧家具处分掉。qǐng bǎ zhè xiē jiù jiā jù chǔ fèn diào

Please dispose of these old pieces of furniture.

Illustration for 处分 (dispose of)

More examples

那个员工因为泄露商业机密被公司处分。nà ge yuán gōng yīn wèi xiè lòu shāng yè jī mì bèi gōng sī chǔ fèn

That employee was disciplined by the company for leaking commercial secrets.

Core concept

A deliberate decision about how a thing or a person's conduct is handled, from removal to formal discipline.

Common phrases

  • 对其进行处分duì qí jìn xíng chǔ fèn

    discipline them

  • 被处分bèi chǔ fèn

    be disciplined

Similar words

处理chú lǐ: To deal with a matter or problem by organizing it and taking the needed steps.
扔掉rēng diào: To throw away an unwanted object so it is no longer kept.

Definition in Chinese

对事物或行为作出处理或处置，既可指处理物品，也可指对人的惩戒或纪律性处理。duì shì wù huò xíng wéi zuò chū chú lǐ huò chǔ zhì jì kě zhǐ chú lǐ wù pǐn yě kě zhǐ duì rén de chéng jiè huò jì lǜ xìng chú lǐ

Word origin

处分 (chǔfèn, "decide how to handle something") combines 处 (chǔ, "handle") + 分 (fēn, "distinguish"), linking handling with assigning a particular outcome.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, the word sounds more official when applied to a person than when applied to an object, so context helps identify its institutional disciplinary sense.

Other meanings

  • disposalnoun
  • punishverb
  • disciplineverb

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