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处分

chǔfèn

disciplinary punishment

A teacher giving a warning card
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Characters in this word

处 chù

Strokes
5
Radical
夂 — to go
Made of
夂 to go 卜 divination, fortune-telling
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

分 fēn

Strokes
4
Radical
刀 — knife
Made of
八 eight 刀 knife
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他受到处分。 Tā shòu dào chǔfèn. He receives disciplinary punishment.
  • 学校给他处分。 Xuéxiào gěi tā chǔfèn. The school gives him disciplinary punishment.
  • 处分很严重。 Chǔfèn hěn yánzhòng. The disciplinary punishment is very serious.

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