TongTong
Sign in

戒毒所 (jiè dú suǒ) — drug rehabilitation center

Definition

noun
drug rehabilitation center
Measure word · 家

Examples

  • 戒毒所。
    Tā bèi sòng dào yí gè jiè dú suǒ jiē shòu zhì liáo.
    He was sent to a drug rehabilitation center for treatment.
  • 戒毒所。
    Zhè ge jiè dú suǒ de shè shī fēi cháng wán shàn.
    The facilities at this drug rehabilitation center are very complete.
  • 戒毒所。
    Zhèng fǔ shè lì le gèng duō jiè dú suǒ bāng zhù xī dú zhě.
    The government has set up more drug rehabilitation centers to help drug addicts.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

戒毒quit drugs
戒jièquit毒dúdrugs
动宾Verb + object
所suǒplace

戒 means quit and 毒 means drugs, while 所 denotes a place, giving a center for quitting drugs.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 戈戈gēhalberd
  • 廾廾gǒnghands

戒 shows 廾 (hands) and 戈 (a halberd) together: hands holding up a weapon as a warning.

Open 戒 →

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
屮屮chèvegetation
Sound part声符shēngfú
毐
毐ǎi毒dú
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

毒 pairs 屮, a plant part, with 毐 as a sound part; this form was used for a poisonous plant.

Open 毒 →

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.

Open 所 →
Appears in
Hospital & Clinic

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.