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所

suǒ
noun HSK 6 #208

Meanings

  1. 1 place; location
  2. 2 measure word for buildings/institutions
  3. 3 (literary particle used before verbs)

Examples

这是一所很好的学校。
Zhè shì yī suǒ hěn hǎo de xuéxiào.
This is a very good school.
那所医院在哪里？
Nà suǒ yīyuàn zài nǎlǐ?
Where is that hospital?
他所说的话是对的。
Tā suǒ shuō de huà shì duì de.
What he said was correct.

Tips

grammar
As a measure word, 所 is used for schools, hospitals, and houses: 一所学校, 一所医院, 一所房子.
grammar
所 + verb creates a noun phrase meaning 'that which is [verb]ed': 所有 (all that is possessed → all), 所以 (that by which → therefore), 所说的 (that which was said).

Stroke Order

所 suǒ