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suǒ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
suǒ | suo3
English translation
actually
place
classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
that which
particle introducing a relative clause or passive
CL:
>[gè]
place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause

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About suǒ

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

suǒ

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Conjunction / 连词 lián cí Lián cí

Learning hint

An axe  jīn swung at a door 

Etymology of suǒ

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

户斤

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. jīn represents the meaning and represents the sound. The contribution of jīn (axe) to the meaning is unclear.

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Example sentences using suǒ

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dāng 所有 suǒyǒu de 庄稼 zhuāngjia dōu 安全 ānquán 入仓 Hòu , 农民 nóngmín men 便 biàn 可以 kěyǐ 休息 xiūxi le .

When all the crops are safely gathered in, the farmers can rest.

所有 suǒyǒu 喇叭 lǎba dōu jiē zài 单一 dān yī de 扩音器 kuò yīn qì shǎng .

All the speakers hook up to a single amplifier.

zhè běn Shū 所有 suǒyǒu de 插图 chā tú dōu Jiā tiē 仔细 zǐxì ,现在 xiànzài dōu 开始 kāishǐ tuō le .

All the pictures in the book were tipped in carelessly and are beginning to come loose.

对于 duìyú suǒ jiǎng de huà 一点儿 yīdiǎnr dǒng .

I haven't the faintest notion what you're talking about.

duì 这些 zhè xiē mèng suǒ 显示 xiǎnshì 出来 chū lái de 肤浅 fū qiǎn de 爱好 àihào 大为 dà wéi 失望 shīwàng .

I was badly disappointed by the shallow interests such dreams betrayed.

Words with suǒ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
所以 suǒyǐ therefore所以 suǒyǐ
suǒ place suǒ
所有 suǒyǒu all所有 suǒyǒu
所谓 suǒ wèi so-called所謂
有所 yǒu suǒ somewhat有所 yǒu suǒ
所在 suǒ zài place所在 suǒ zài
厕所 cèsuǒ toilet廁所
之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ the reason why之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ
无所谓 wúsuǒwèi to be indifferent無所謂
场所 chǎngsuǒ location場所
研究所 yán jiū suǒ research institute研究所 yán jiū suǒ
事务所 shì wù suǒ office事務所
派出所 pài chū suǒ local police station派出所 pài chū suǒ
所得 suǒ dé one's gains所得 suǒ dé
诊所 zhěn suǒ clinic診所
所致 suǒ zhì to be caused by所致 suǒ zhì
所属 suǒ shǔ belonging to所屬
交易所 jiāo yì suǒ exchange交易所 jiāo yì suǒ
一无所知 yī wú suǒ zhī without an inkling一無所知
所长 suǒ cháng what one is good at所長
所作所为 suǒ zuò suǒ wéi one's conduct and deeds所作所為
前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu unprecedented前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu
所在地 suǒ zài dì location所在地 suǒ zài dì
住所 zhù suǒ habitation住所 zhù suǒ
所有权 suǒ yǒu quán ownership所有權

suǒ Decomposition & Compounds

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suǒ Decomposition

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suǒ Compounds

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