处里

處裡
chùlǐ
noun #32,085

Meanings

  1. 1 in / within the department (where 处 chù = a 'department/division' in a government or company structure)
  2. 2 in the office

Examples

Zhè jiàn shì yào xiān zài chùlǐ tǎolùn.
This matter should first be discussed within the department.
Chùlǐ de tóngshì dōu hěn hǎo xiāngchǔ.
The colleagues in our department are all easy to get along with.

Tips

usage
(chù) is an organizational unit — in Chinese government and large enterprises, the hierarchy often runs (bù, ministry) → (sī, bureau) → (chù, division) → (kē, section). 处里 = 'inside the chù' (the location-marker makes a place noun out of any unit). Distinguish from 处理 (chǔlǐ, to handle/process), which has different tones.
mistakes
Don't confuse 处里 (chùlǐ, 'in the division') with 处理 (chǔlǐ, 'to deal with'): different tone on , different second character, different meaning.

Stroke Order

chù