所
suǒㄙㄨㄛˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: SỞ
Traditional: 所
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 3
Meaning(particle, measure word, noun)
actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive
Measure word for schools and hospitals (一所学校). Pattern 所 + verb + 的 (所做的, 所学的).
Measure words: 个
Examples
这是一所很有名的大学。
zhè shì yì suǒ hěn yǒu míng de dà xué.
This is a very famous university.
我所说的都是真的。
wǒ suǒ shuō de dōu shì zhēn de.
Everything I said is true.
他在一家研究所工作。
tā zài yì jiā yán jiū suǒ gōng zuò.
He works at a research institute.
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Stroke order
SỞ · 8 strokes
actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive
Related words
- 所以 suǒ yǐ — therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- 所有 suǒ yǒu — all; to have; to possess; to own
- 所谓 suǒ wèi — so-called; what is called
- 厕所 cè suǒ — toilet; lavatory
- 场所 chǎng suǒ — location; place
- 众所周知 zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī — as everyone knows (idiom)
- 理所当然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán — as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right
- 力所能及 lì suǒ néng jí — as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability; within one's powers