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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

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

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[suǒ]
  1. 1. noun place
    dwelling place; residence; domicile
  2. 2. noun office; bureau; institute
    派出
    local police station; police substation
  3. 3. measure word for houses, schools, hospitals, etc.
    房子
    a house
    学校
    two schools
    医院
    this hospital
    这个单位没几房子。
    我们小区里新建了一中学。
    医院特别有名,每天都有全国各地的病人前来就诊。
  4. 4. 助词 [literary expression] [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)
    认识的人
    the people I know
    大家提的意见
    the opinions various people put forward
    介绍的内容对我们打开思路特别有用。
    同学们提的建议校方一定会认真考虑的。
    我把我知道的都告诉你了。
    据老师说,这次考试虽然不太难,但要得高分也不容易。
  5. 5. 助词 [literary expression] [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)
    说的未必确实。
    What he says is not necessarily true.
    知道的就这些。
    That's all I know.
  6. 6. 助词 [literary expression] [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
    do all I can
    据你
    from what you say
  7. 7. 助词 [literary expression] [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)
    用的方法
    the methods which are used
    需的费用
    the necessary expenses
    你在实验中用的方法真的很巧妙。
    这个项目需时间不多。
    我们考虑的不是成本,而是品质。
    我已经尽我能了。
  8. 8. 助词 [literary expression] [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)
    需的并不多
    What is needed is not much.
    考虑的正是这一点。
    That's just what we have under consideration.
  9. 9. 助词 [literary expression] [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)
    what one has seen and heard
    各尽
    from each according to his ability
  10. 10. 助词 [literary expression] [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
    be laughed at by other people
    被表面现象迷惑
    be misled by outward appearances
    这个品牌并不为人熟知,以销售不畅。
    我们不能被敌人的假象迷惑。
  11. 11. 助词 [literary expression] [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
    创造
    create something or other
    准备
    be prepared in some way or other
    因为他们对这套老工艺有革新,以才使得产量又上去了。
    最近社会治安有好转。
    他整天无事事,闲得发慌。
  12. 12. 助词 [literary expression] [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
    准备
    need do nothing in preparation for it
    用心
    not give serious thought to anything

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[suǒ]
  1. 1. 地方;处
    便
  2. 2. 放在动词前,跟动词组成名词性词组
    不出
    知道的不多。
  3. 3. 跟"为"合用,表示被动
    为实践证明
    不要为假象迷惑。
  4. 4. a)用于房屋
    楼房。
  5. 5. b)用于学校、医院等(不止一房屋)
    大学
    医院。
  6. 6. 用作某些机关或机构的名称
    税务
    派出
    研究
  7. 7. 元、明两代驻军和屯田军的建制,大的叫千户,小的叫百户。现在只用于地名
    海阳(在山东)
    (在浙江)。

Examples

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

Character Decomposition


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nciku Note

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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