庇护所 (bì hù suǒ) — a place of refuge or safety; sanctuary, asylum | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

a place of refuge or safetysanctuaryasylum

Measure word · 个

Examples

，庇护所。
Zhàn zhēng qī jiān, hěn duō rén táo dào bì hù suǒ xún qiú bǎo hù.
During the war, many people fled to a shelter seeking protection.
庇护所。
Zhè ge zǔ zhī wèi liú làng dòng wù tí gōng bì hù suǒ.
This organization provides a haven for stray animals.
庇护所，。
Tā men jiàn lì le lín shí de bì hù suǒ, duǒ bì bào fēng yǔ.
They set up a temporary shelter to take cover from the storm.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

庇护shelter

庇bìcover护hùprotect

联合Coordinate

庇护 means to shelter, and 所 marks a place, giving a place of refuge or safety.

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.

广比庇

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎnghouse that is built to depend on a cliff

Sound part声符shēngfú

比

比bǐ庇bì

Same sound today

庇 shows 广, a house built to depend on a cliff, alongside 比, which gives its sound.

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

扌户护

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

户

户hù护hù

Same sound today

护 combines 扌 (the hand form 手) with 户, which gives the sound hù.

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

戶斤所

Meaning part形符xíngfú

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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Safety & Danger

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