所 suǒ

1. suǒ measure word measure word for houses, small buildings and institutions
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (ABC 'suǒ' 所 m; GHC '所' 2; Kroll 2015 '所' 1a, p. 437; NCCED '所' 4; XHZD '所' 4, p. 718)
2. suǒ suffix an office; an institute
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC 'suǒ' 所 suf 2; NCCED '所' 5; XHZD '所' 2, p. 718)
3. suǒ particle introduces a relative clause
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: (NCCED '所' 2; XHZD '所' 5, p. 718)
4. suǒ pronoun it
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: When 所 is placed in front of a verb or verbal construction it nominalizes the result. For example, 前所未有 'never happened in the past, i.e. unprecedented' (ABC 'suǒ' 所 cons 1; CCI '前所未有'; GHC '所' 3; Kroll 2015 '所' 2, p. 437; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 68).
5. suǒ conjunction if; supposing
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 如 or 若 (GHC '所' 4)
6. suǒ adjective a few; various; some
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As an approximate number (GHC '所' 6)
7. suǒ noun a place; a location
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 所 means 处所 or 地方. Used in the pattern 'A 所' it means 'the place of A.' (ABC 'suǒ' 所 suf 1; GHC '所' 1; Kroll 2015 '所' 1, p. 437; NCCED '所' 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 68; XHZD '所' 1, p. 718)
8. suǒ auxiliary verb indicates a passive voice
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Used in the construction 为...所... (ABC 'suǒ' 所 cons 2; GHC '所' 5; NCCED '所' 3; XHZD '所' 6, p. 718)
9. suǒ particle that which
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: A nominalizing form where the phrase after 所 is transformed into a noun phrase (ABC 'suǒ' 所 bf; Kroll 2015 '所' 2a, p. 437; Rouzer 2007, p. 32)
10. suǒ number an ordinal number
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 次数 (GHC '所' 7)
11. suǒ noun meaning
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 意思 (GHC '所' 8)
12. suǒ noun garrison
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A military organizational unit in the Yuan and Ming (GHC '所' 9; XHZD '所' 3, p. 718)

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• 所部 troops under one's command
• 在所不辞(在所不辭) not to refuse to ; not to hesitate to
• 分驻所(分駐所) a branch station
• 尺有所短，寸有所长(尺有所短，寸有所長) for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice; everyone has their strong and weak points
• 为所欲为(為所欲為) to do whatever one desires
• 有所 somewhat; to some extent
• 精诚所至，金石为开(精誠所至，金石為開) sincerity splits open metal and metal; if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
• 不为所动(不為所動) to remain unmoved
• 北京产权交易所(北京產權交易所) China Beijing Equity Exchange (CBEX)
• 交管所 DMV (department of motor vehicles)
• 所罗门(所羅門) Solomon
• 看守所 detention center
• 综上所述(綜上所述) to summarize; a round-up; in summary
• 无所不有(無所不有) to have everything
• 紧急庇护所(緊急庇護所) an emergency shelter
• 居所 a residence
• 问所从来(問所從來) asked where he had come from
• 人心所向 that which is yearned for by the public
• 寓所 dwelling
• 无所属(無所屬) unaffiliated; non-party
• 果如所料 just as expected
• 住所 residence
• 印刷所 printing press; printing office; printer
• 目光所及 as far as the eye can see
• 一如所料 as expected
• 所思 what one thinks
• 所得税(所得稅) income tax
• 无所不在(無所不在) omnipresent
• 所料 expectation; what one anticipates
• 畅所欲言(暢所欲言) fluently saying all one wants; to preach freely on one's favorite topic
• 所以然 the reason why
• 证交所(證交所) stock exchange
• 技术所限(技術所限) technical limitations
• 所周知 as is well known; as everyone knows
• 不知所措 not knowing what to do
• 无所不能(無所不能) omnipotent
• 避难所(避難所) refuge; asylum
• 如其所好 as one pleases
• 所向无敌(所向無敵) to be invincible; unrivalled
• 所居 residence; dwelling; dwelling place
• 各显所长(各顯所長) each displays their own strengths
• 亚所(亞所) Azor

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