所 suǒ
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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) -
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) -
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) -
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). -
suǒ
conjunction
if; supposing
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 如 or 若 (GHC '所' 4) -
suǒ
adjective
a few; various; some
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As an approximate number (GHC '所' 6) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
suǒ
number
an ordinal number
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 次数 (GHC '所' 7) -
suǒ
noun
meaning
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 意思 (GHC '所' 8) -
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)
Contained in
- 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
Also contained in
所依不成过 、 浙江省社会科学院哲学研究所 、 解脱所见身 、 古籍整理研究所 、 弥勒所问经 、 伦敦证券交易所 、 香港交易所 、 印度考古研究所 、 所别不极成过
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