所
Ancient forms
2 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
suǒ suo3
- actually
- place
- classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
- that which
- particle introducing a relative clause or passive
Example sentences
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- 所以 suǒyǐ therefore
- 所有 suǒyǒu all
- 场所 chǎngsuǒ location
- 所长 suǒzhǎng head of an institute etc
- 无所谓 wúsuǒwèi to be indifferent
- 所在 suǒzài place
- 研究所 yánjiūsuǒ research institute
- 厕所 cèsuǒ toilet
- 所谓 suǒwèi so-called
- 有所 yǒusuǒ somewhat
- 之所以 zhīsuǒyǐ (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
- 事务所 shìwùsuǒ office
- 诊所 zhěnsuǒ clinic
- 前所未有 qiánsuǒwèiyǒu unprecedented
- 众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī as everyone knows (idiom)
- 理所当然 lǐsuǒdāngrán as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course
- 所属 suǒshǔ one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with)
- 一无所有 yīwúsuǒyǒu not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
- 一无所知 yīwúsuǒzhī not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
- 有所不同 yǒusuǒbùtóng to differ to some extent (idiom)
- 所作所为 suǒzuòsuǒwéi one's conduct and deeds
- 随心所欲 suíxīnsuǒyù to follow one's heart's desires
- 公共场所 gōnggòngchǎngsuǒ public place
- 无所事事 wúsuǒshìshì to have nothing to do