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| Pronunciation |
: |
suǒ |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- to search. (v)
- to demand; to ask; to request. (v)
- large rope. (n)
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| Radical |
: |
糸 |
| Strokes |
: |
10 |
| Traditional |
: |
索 |
| Usage |
: |
14.6% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
Sentences:
| 1. Since we’ve already helped him out, we might as well help until the job is done. |
| jì |
rán |
yǐ |
jīng |
bāng |
zhù |
tā |
le |
， |
jiù |
suǒ |
xìng |
bāng |
dào |
dǐ |
。 |
| 既 |
然 |
已 |
经 |
帮 |
助 |
他 |
了 |
， |
就 |
索 |
性 |
帮 |
到 |
底 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 既然 |
: |
since |
| 已经 |
: |
already |
| 帮助 |
: |
help |
| 他 |
: |
him |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
| 就 |
: |
then |
| 索性 |
: |
might as well |
| 帮 |
: |
help |
| 到底 |
: |
until the end; until the job is done |
|
| 2. The large desert land is waiting for exploration and exploitation. |
| zhè |
piàn |
tǔ |
dì |
děng |
zhe |
rén |
men |
qù |
tàn |
suǒ |
hé |
kāi |
fā |
。 |
| 这 |
片 |
土 |
地 |
等 |
着 |
人 |
们 |
去 |
探 |
索 |
和 |
开 |
发 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 片 |
: |
measure word |
| 土地 |
: |
land |
| 等 |
: |
wait |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
| 人们 |
: |
people |
| 去 |
: |
go |
| 探索 |
: |
explore |
| 和 |
: |
and |
| 开发 |
: |
exploit |
|
| 3. He’s come to demand the money he’s owed. |
| tā |
lái |
suǒ |
qǔ |
qiàn |
kuǎn |
。 |
| 他 |
来 |
索 |
取 |
欠 |
款 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 来 |
: |
come |
| 索取 |
: |
ask for; demand |
| 欠款 |
: |
the amount of money owed; balance due |
|
| 4. He dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer. |
| tā |
wèi |
xún |
qiú |
dá |
àn |
ér |
kǔ |
kǔ |
sī |
suǒ |
。 |
| 他 |
为 |
寻 |
求 |
答 |
案 |
而 |
苦 |
苦 |
思 |
索 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 为 |
: |
for |
| 寻求 |
: |
find |
| 答案 |
: |
answer |
| 而 |
: |
and |
| 苦苦 |
: |
hard; strenuously; persistently; painfully |
| 思索 |
: |
think deeply |
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