TongTong
Sign in

所在地 (suǒ zài dì) — location; seat; site

Definition

noun
locationseatsite
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 所在地。
    Gōng sī de zhù cè suǒ zài dì zài běi jīng.
    The company's registered location is in Beijing.
  • 所在地。
    Shì gù de suǒ zài dì yǐ jīng què rèn le.
    The location of the accident has been confirmed.
  • 所在地。
    Zuì gāo rén mín fǎ yuàn de suǒ zài dì zài běi jīng.
    The seat of the Supreme People's Court is in Beijing.

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.

所在where located
所suǒplace在zàilocated
主谓Subject + predicate
地dìplace

"所" (place) and "在" (located) form "所在", where something is located, and "地" names the place.

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.

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 →

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

The early form of 在 used 才 for its sound; a second sound part 士 was added later, and that 士 became the 土 seen in 在.

Open 在 →

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
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě地dì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

Open 地 →
Appears in
Abstract Concepts

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