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所

suǒ HSK 2
所 suǒ HSK 2
  • 1. place; location
  • 2. Ming-dynasty military garrison post (large: 千户所, small: 百户所; now only in place names)
  • 3. measure word for schools, hospitals and similar institutions or residences
  • 4. measure word for houses or buildings
  • 5. particle used before a verb phrase to form a nominal construction functioning as subject, object, or modifier
  • 6. particle used before a verb corresponding to '为' or '被' to indicate the passive voice
  • 7. particle used before a '的'-structure serving as subject or object, indicating the object of an action
  • 8. particle used before a '的'-structure serving as an attributive, modifying the following noun to indicate it is the recipient of an action
  • 9. a surname
Words using 所 as suǒ (24)
  • 1 所以 suǒ yǐ — so HSK 2
    • 所 that which; the place/reason (nominalizing particle)
    • 以 by means of; because of
    Example

    天气很冷，所以我穿了很多衣服。

    tiān qì hěn lěng suǒ yǐ wǒ chuān le hěn duō yī fu

    The weather is very cold, so I wore a lot of clothes.

  • 2 厕所 cè suǒ — toilet HSK 4
    • 厕 toilet, lavatory
    • 所 place, location (suffix)
    Example

    厕所在哪儿?

    cè suǒ zài nǎr

    Where is the toilet?

  • 3 所有 suǒ yǒu — all; to own, to possess HSK 4
    • 所 structural particle that combines with verbs; here forms 'all/possess'
    • 有 to have, to possess; provides the core meaning of possession or totality
    Example

    所有的学生都来了。

    suǒ yǒu de xué sheng dōu lái le

    All the students came.

  • 4 场所 chǎng suǒ — place HSK 5
    • 场 field, ground, space (spatial area)
    • 所 place, location (nominalizer)
    Example

    这是一个公共场所。

    zhè shì yí gè gōng gòng chǎng suǒ

    This is a public place.

  • 5 派出所 pài chū suǒ — police station HSK 5
    • 派 to dispatch, to send out
    • 出 to go out, to come out
    • 所 place, office, institution
    Example

    我去派出所报案了。

    wǒ qù pài chū suǒ bào àn le

    I went to the police station to report a case.

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Structure & writing
所 suǒ — place; location

所 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 户 hù — single-panel door; door in general
户 is a component in 11 characters
HSK 1
房 fáng house; building for living in or storing things
HSK 2
所 suǒ place; location
HSK 3
护 hù to protect; to defend
HSK 5
屏 píng decorative screen 扇 shàn fan (device waved or rotated to create a cooling breeze or ventilation)
HSK 6
启 qǐ to open 肩 jiān shoulder, the part of the body between the neck and arm
HSK 7
妒 dù to envy; to be jealous of someone superior 炉 lú stove; furnace (for cooking, heating water, warming, or smelting) 肇 zhào (class.) to begin; to start 雇 gù to hire someone to work for you
2 斤 jīn — unit of weight equal to 500 grams (jin)
斤 is a component in 15 characters
HSK 1
听 tīng to listen; to hear 新 xīn opposite of 'old/worn': ① newly appearing; just experienced ② freshly made or produced; unused ③ changed from what it was before
HSK 2
所 suǒ place; location 近 jìn near, close (in space or time; opposite of 远)
HSK 4
折 zhé to break; to snap 断 duàn to break into two or more pieces (of something long)
HSK 5
析 xī to separate; to disperse 欣 xīn joyful, delighted
HSK 7
丘 qiū small hill; mound 匠 jiàng craftsman; skilled artisan 撕 sī to tear apart with one's hands 斥 chì to reprimand; to scold 斧 fǔ axe (a wedge-shaped tool with a wooden handle for chopping)
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斩 zhǎn to chop off; to behead 祈 qí to pray to gods for blessings; to pray

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