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Pronunciation : suǒ

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Meaning :
  1. place. (n)
  2. office. (n)
  3. (used before a verb to form a noun construction) what, that which, those whom, etc.. (particle)
  4. used for houses, schools, hospitals, etc.. (measure word)
Radical : 户
Strokes : 8
Traditional : 所
Usage : 68.4%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
所以
suǒ yǐ

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 : therefore; so
2.
所有
suǒ yǒu

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 : all; to own
3.
所谓
suǒ wèi

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 : so-called
4.
所在
suǒ zài

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 : where somebody or something is
5.
厕所
cè suǒ

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 : toilet; washroom
6.
诊所
zhěn suǒ

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 : clinic
7.
场所
chǎng suǒ

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 : location; place
8.
公共场所
gōng gòng chǎng suǒ

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 : public place
9.
住所
zhù suǒ

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 : permanent dwelling place
Sentences:
1. Dr. Wang runs a private clinic.
wáng yī shēng kāi le yí gè sī rén zhěn suǒ 。
王 医 生 开 了 一 个 私 人 诊 所 。

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王 : Wang (surname)
医生 : doctor, Dr.
开 : open, run
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
一 : one
个 : measure word
私人 : private
诊所 : clinic
2. She was deeply moved by my sincerity.
tā bèi wǒ de zhēn chéng suǒ gǎn dòng 。
她 被 我 的 真 诚 所 感 动 。

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她 : she
被 : by
我的 : my
真诚 : sincere, true
所 : (particle) used before a verb to form a noun construction
感动 : move, touch
3. That’s all I know.
wǒ suǒ zhī dào de jiù zhè xiē 。
我 所 知 道 的 就 这 些 。

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我 : I
所 : (particle) used before a verb to form a noun construction
知道 : know
的 : (particle) used to form a noun phrase or nominal expression
就 : only
这些 : these
4. She wants to lose weight, so she refuses to eat fat.
tā yào jiǎn féi ， suǒ yǐ jù jué chī féi ròu 。
她 要 减 肥 ， 所 以 拒 绝 吃 肥 肉 。

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她 : she
要 : want
减肥 : lose weight
所以 : so
拒绝 : refuese
吃 : eat
肥 : fat
肉 : meat
5. All the fruit has gone bad.
suǒ yǒu de shuǐ guǒ dōu huài le 。
所 有 的 水 果 都 坏 了 。

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所有 : all
的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to
水果 : fruit
都 : already
坏 : bad, spoil
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
6. The hospital has three hundred beds.
zhè suǒ yī yuàn yǒu sān bǎi zhāng bìng chuáng 。
这 所 医 院 有 三 百 张 病 床 。

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这 : this
所 : measure word
医院 : hospital
有 : has, have
三百 : three hundred
张 : measure word
病 : sick
床 : bed
病床 : hospital bed
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February 15th, 2010 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , , ,

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