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所 (suǒ) — (classifier) for houses, buildings, institutions; (noun) place, location; (particle) used before a verb to form a relative clause or in the passive construction 被…所…

Definition

As a measure word, 所 counts buildings, schools, and institutions — 座 is for larger or more imposing structures (mountains, bridges, towers); 栋 is for standalone houses and buildings.

classifier
for housesbuildingsinstitutions
noun
placelocation
particle
used before a verb to form a relative clause or in the passive construction 被…所…
Measure word · 个
Easily confused

Examples

  • 所。
    Zhè suǒ xué xiào yǒu sān qiān míng xué shēng.
    This school has 3,000 students.
  • 。
    Zhè shì wǒ de zhù suǒ.
    This is my residence.
  • 所。
    Tā suǒ shuō de huà ràng wǒ hěn gǎn dòng.
    What he said moved me very much.
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