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处世

chǔ shì

2-character word Traditional 處世

What 处世 means

1. to conduct oneself in society

The characters in 处世

• 处chǔto reside; to live; to dwell
• 世shìlife; age; generation

Example sentences

• 最光明的处世方法是既蔑视社会的因袭，又过着与社会的因袭不相矛盾的生活。
  Zuì guāngmíng de chǔshì fāngfǎ shì jì mièshì shèhuì de yīnxí, yòu guo zhe yǔ shèhuì de yīnxí bù xiāng máodùn de shēnghuó.
  The most enlightened way of living is to despise social conventions while at the same time living your life in conformity to them.

Words starting with 处世

• 处世之道chǔ shì zhī dàoway of life; attitude; modus operandi
• 处世原则chǔ shì yuán zéa maxim; one's principles

Words containing 处世

• 立身处世lì shēn chǔ shì(idiom) the way one conducts oneself in society

Sounds the same

Read chǔ shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 处事to handle affairs; to deal with matters