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
- 畅所欲言(暢所欲言) fluently saying all one wants; to preach freely on one's favorite topic
- 所料 expectation; what one anticipates
- 无所畏忌(無所畏忌) without any fear of consequences; totally devoid of scruples
- 人心所向 that which is yearned for by the public
- 印刷所 printing press; printing office; printer
- 所以 therefore; as a result; so ; that by which ; how; why
- 住所 residence
- 所作所为(所作所為) a person's actions and conduct; all of a person's deeds
- 一无所有(一無所有) not having anything at all; utterly lacking
- 港交所 Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- 股票交易所 stock exchange
- 威德所生 all that majestic virtue gives rise to
- 观护所(觀護所) probation office
- 所长(所長) director
- 哨所 a sentry post
- 王国聚会所(王國聚會所) Kingdom Hall (place of worship used by Jehovah's Witnesses)
- 安于所遇(安於所遇) satisfied with any situation
- 律师事务所(律師事務所) law firm
- 收留所 shelter; refuge
- 居所 a residence
- 为所欲为(為所欲為) to do whatever one desires
- 一无所动(一無所動) totally unaffected/unimpressed
- 优劣得所(優劣得所) progressively less able officers will be asisgned to their proper place
- 所向无敌(所向無敵) to be invincible; unrivalled
- 大势所趋(大勢所趨) a general trend
- 所有格 possessive case
- 寡人所与庶人共者(寡人所與庶人共者) which I share with the common people
- 力所能及 to the best of one's ability
- 所得税(所得稅) income tax
- 强人所难(強人所難) to force someone to do something
- 所罗门(所羅門) Solomon
- 分所 branch (of a company etc)
- 管见所及(管見所及) in my humble opinion
- 有所 somewhat; to some extent
- 造船所 shipyard
- 各取所需 each takes what he needs
- 不知所以 to not know the reason; to not know what to do
- 在所不辞(在所不辭) not to refuse to ; not to hesitate to
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