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场所 (chǎng suǒ) — place, location

Definition

场所 (chǎngsuǒ) is a formal noun for a specific site or venue, often a public or commercial space. More formal than 地方; 地点 is just a point on a map, while 场合 refers to a social occasion.

noun
placelocation
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 场所。
    Zhè ge chǎng suǒ jìn zhǐ xī yān.
    This place is no smoking.
  • 场所。
    Gōng yuán shì xiū xián de hǎo chǎng suǒ.
    Parks are good places for relaxation.
  • 场所。
    Qǐng bǎo chí chǎng suǒ zhěng jié.
    Please keep the place clean.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

场chǎngplace
所suǒplace

Both parts refer to a place, so together they mean a location or site.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 場; 场 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
昜
昜yáng場chǎng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 場 pairs 土 (earth) with 昜 as a sound part; the simplified 场 is a later abbreviation, so its parts do not have that historical role.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
斤斤jīnaxe
Sound part声符shēngfú
戶
戶hù所suǒ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

所 pairs 斤, an axe, with 戶, which gives the sound hù; the old meaning was the sound of logging.

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