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所

suǒ

HSK 5 Character Measure word 个

What 所 means

1. actually
2. place
3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
4. that which
5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive

Example sentences

• 所以？
  And so?
• 厕所在哪？
  Where's the bog?
• 我无所谓。
  I don't care.
• 如你所知。
  As you already know.
• 有厕所吗？
  Does it have a toilet?
• 我在厕所。
  I'm in the toilet.

Words starting with 所

• 所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result; so
• 所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own
• 所谓suǒ wèiwhat is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called
• 所在suǒ zàiplace; location; (after a noun) place where it is located
• 所长suǒ chángwhat one is good at; one's strong point
• 所能suǒ néngaccording to one's capabilities; what sb is capable of
• 所在地suǒ zài dìlocation; site
• 所属suǒ shǔone's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with)…
• 所知suǒ zhīknown; what one knows
• 所得suǒ déwhat one acquires; one's gains
• 所致suǒ zhìto be caused by
• 所为suǒ wéiwhat one does; doings
• 所得税suǒ dé shuìincome tax
• 所有权suǒ yǒu quánownership; possession; property rights
• 所作所为suǒ zuò suǒ wéione's conduct and deeds
• 所以然suǒ yǐ ránthe reason why
• 所有者suǒ yǒu zhěproprietor; owner
• 所有制suǒ yǒu zhìownership of the means of production (in Marxism); system of ownership
• 所见所闻suǒ jiàn suǒ wénwhat one hears and sees (idiom)
• 所到之处suǒ dào zhī chùwherever one goes
• 所剩无几suǒ shèng wú jǐthere is not much left
• 所向披靡suǒ xiàng pī mǐ(idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible
• 所部suǒ bùtroops under one's command
• 所生suǒ shēngparents (father and mother)

Words containing 所

• 厕所cè suǒtoilet; lavatory
• 场所chǎng suǒlocation; place
• 理所当然lǐ suǒ dāng ránas it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course…
• 众所周知zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī(idiom) as everyone knows
• 力所能及lì suǒ néng jías far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability…
• 有所yǒu suǒsomewhat; to some extent
• 之所以zhī suǒ yǐ(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以讨厌他
• 派出所pài chū suǒlocal police station
• 无所谓wú suǒ wèito be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be
• 研究所yán jiū suǒresearch institute; graduate studies; graduate school
• 上厕所shàng cè suǒto go to the bathroom
• 看守所kān shǒu suǒdetention center
• 不知所措bù zhī suǒ cuònot knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end; embarrassed and at a complete loss
• 劳教所láo jiào suǒcorrectional institution; labor camp
• 前所未有qián suǒ wèi yǒu(idiom) unprecedented
• 招待所zhāo dài suǒguesthouse; hostel
• 住所zhù suǒhabitation; dwelling place; residence
• 诊所zhěn suǒclinic
• 一无所知yī wú suǒ zhī(idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant
• 事务所shì wù suǒbusiness office; firm
• 有所不同yǒu suǒ bù tóngto differ to some extent (idiom)
• 一无所有yī wú suǒ yǒunot having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together
• 无所事事wú suǒ shì shìto have nothing to do; to idle one's time away (idiom)
• 公共场所gōng gòng chǎng suǒpublic place

Characters that look like 所

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 析xīto separate; to divide; to analyze
• 删shānto delete
• 拆chāito tear open; to tear down; to tear apart
• 肺fèilung
• 斩zhǎnto behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop
• 肼jǐnghydrazine

Sounds the same

Read suǒ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 索to search; to demand; to ask
• 锁to lock; to lock up; a lock
• 琐fragmentary; trifling
• 唢used in 唢呐
• 璅fragmentary; trifling
• 鎍chain; wire
• 鏁old variant of 锁