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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

所 [suǒ]
  1. 1. noun [处所] place
  2. 2. noun [用于机构名称] office
    派出所
    local police station
    诊所
    clinic
  3. 3. measure word
    一所大学
    a university
  4. 4. particle [表示被动]
    她被我的真诚所感动。
    She was deeply moved by my sincerity.
    他被金钱所迷惑。
    He's obsessed with money.
  5. 5. particle [表示强调]
    我所看过的影片很少有大片。
    Out of all the films I've seen, hardly any have been blockbusters.
    这正是大家所不理解的。
    This is the bit that no-one understands.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

所 [suǒ]
  1. 1. noun place
    住所
    dwelling place; residence; domicile
  2. 2. noun office; bureau; institute
    派出所
    local police station; police substation
  3. 3. 助词 [Literary] [直译: (used before a verb to form a noun construction) what, that which, those whom, etc.] noun or pronoun＋所＋verb ⓐ (used with 的 to modify a noun)
    我所认识的人
    the people I know
    大家所提的意见
    the opinions various people put forward
  4. 4. 助词 [Literary] [直译: (used before a verb to form a noun construction) what, that which, those whom, etc.] noun or pronoun＋所＋verb ⓑ (used with 的 as a noun)
    他所说的未必确实。
    What he says is not necessarily true.
    我所知道的就这些。
    That's all I know.
  5. 5. 助词 [Literary] [直译: (used before a verb to form a noun construction) what, that which, those whom, etc.] noun or pronoun＋所＋verb ⓒ (used as a noun without 的, esp. when the verb is monosyllabic)
    尽我所能
    do all I can
    据你所说
    from what you say
  6. 6. 助词 [Literary] [直译: (used before a verb to form a noun construction) what, that which, those whom, etc.] 所 + verb ⓐ (used with 的 to modify a noun)
    所用的方法
    the methods which are used
    所需的费用
    the necessary expenses
  7. 7. 助词 [Literary] [直译: (used before a verb to form a noun construction) what, that which, those whom, etc.] 所 + verb ⓑ (used with 的 as a noun)
    所需的并不多
    What is needed is not much.
    所考虑的正是这一点。
    That's just what we have under consideration.
  8. 8. 助词 [Literary] [直译: (used before a verb to form a noun construction) what, that which, those whom, etc.] 所 + verb ⓒ (used as a noun without 的, esp. in set phrases in which the verb is monosyllabic)
    所见所闻
    what one has seen and heard
    各尽所能
    from each according to his ability
  9. 9. 助词 [Literary] [直译: (used before a verb to form a noun construction) what, that which, those whom, etc.] 为 or 被 + noun or pronoun + 所 + verb (expressing a passive meaning)
    为人所笑
    be laughed at by other people
    被表面现象所迷惑
    be misled by outward appearances
  10. 10. 助词 [Literary] [直译: (used before a verb to form a noun construction) what, that which, those whom, etc.] 所 verb (used as the object of 有 or 无) ⓐ as the object of 有
    有所创造
    create something or other
    有所准备
    be prepared in some way or other
  11. 11. 助词 [Literary] [直译: (used before a verb to form a noun construction) what, that which, those whom, etc.] 所 verb (used as the object of 有 or 无) ⓑ As the object of 无, esp. in set phrases
    无所准备
    need do nothing in preparation for it
    无所用心
    not give serious thought to anything
  12. 12. measure word (used for houses, schools, hospitals, etc.)
    一所房子
    a house
    两所学校
    two schools
    这所医院
    this hospital

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

所 [suǒ]
  1. 1. 名 地方；处所
    场所
    住所
    便所
    哨所。
  2. 2. 助 放在动词前，跟动词组成名词性词组
    所见所闻
    不出所料
    所知道的不多。
  3. 3. 助 跟"为"合用，表示被动
    为实践所证明
    不要为假象所迷惑。
  4. 4. 量 a)用于房屋
    一所楼房。
  5. 5. b)用于学校、医院等（不止一所房屋）
    三所大学
    一所医院。
  6. 6. 名 用作某些机关或机构的名称
    税务所
    派出所
    研究所。
  7. 7. 名 元、明两代驻军和屯田军的建制，大的叫千户所，小的叫百户所。现在只用于地名
    海阳所(在山东)
    前所(在浙江)。
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Examples

发展工业所必需的原料
raw materials essential for industrial development
资本主义所固有的社会弊病
social evils inherent in capitalism
这所医院有三百张病床。
The hospital has three hundred beds.
嘲弄历史的人必将被历史所嘲弄。
Those who mock history will be mocked by history.
为世人所传诵
be read with admiration by people all over the world
这所学校是1978年冬创建的。
This school was set up in the winter of 1978.
这所房子盖得很粗陋。
This is a crudely built house.
深为他的精神所感动
be deeply touched by his spirit
一个(or 所)学校
a school
图案已有所更动。
The design has been altered.
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Character Decomposition

戶
[hù]		 + 斤
[jīn]

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Measure words

Except in Chinese idioms and some special conditions, numerals are generally not used to modify nouns directly. One needs to put specific measure words between them, e.g. "五个人", "十八条线", "一百多只蚂蚁"，"一次战役"。

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