所 suǒ

1. suǒ measure word measure word for houses, small buildings and institutions
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (ABC 'suǒ' 所 m; GHC '所' 2; Kroll 2015 '所' 1a, p. 437; NCCED '所' 4; XHZD '所' 4, p. 718)
2. suǒ suffix an office; an institute
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (ABC 'suǒ' 所 suf 2; NCCED '所' 5; XHZD '所' 2, p. 718)
3. suǒ particle introduces a relative clause
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: (NCCED '所' 2; XHZD '所' 5, p. 718)
4. suǒ pronoun it
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: When 所 is placed in front of a verb or verbal construction it nominalizes the result. For example, 前所未有 'never happened in the past, i.e. unprecedented' (ABC 'suǒ' 所 cons 1; CCI '前所未有'; GHC '所' 3; Kroll 2015 '所' 2, p. 437; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 68).
5. suǒ conjunction if; supposing
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 如 or 若 (GHC '所' 4)
6. suǒ adjective a few; various; some
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As an approximate number (GHC '所' 6)
7. suǒ noun a place; a location
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 所 means 处所 or 地方. Used in the pattern 'A 所' it means 'the place of A.' (ABC 'suǒ' 所 suf 1; GHC '所' 1; Kroll 2015 '所' 1, p. 437; NCCED '所' 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 68; XHZD '所' 1, p. 718)
8. suǒ auxiliary verb indicates a passive voice
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Used in the construction 为...所... (ABC 'suǒ' 所 cons 2; GHC '所' 5; NCCED '所' 3; XHZD '所' 6, p. 718)
9. suǒ particle that which
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: A nominalizing form where the phrase after 所 is transformed into a noun phrase (ABC 'suǒ' 所 bf; Kroll 2015 '所' 2a, p. 437; Rouzer 2007, p. 32)
10. suǒ number an ordinal number
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 次数 (GHC '所' 7)
11. suǒ noun meaning
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 意思 (GHC '所' 8)
12. suǒ noun garrison
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: A military organizational unit in the Yuan and Ming (GHC '所' 9; XHZD '所' 3, p. 718)

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• 计无所施(計無所施) by no means; there is no way possible
• 攻其所不戒 attack [the enemy's] unguarded locations
• 有所不同 to differ to some extent
• 威德所生 all that majestic virtue gives rise to
• 匪夷所思 fantastic; freak
• 精诚所至，金石为开(精誠所至，金石為開) sincerity splits open metal and metal; if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
• 所得 what one acquires; one's gains
• 所幸 fortunately (formal writing)
• 不知所之 whereabouts unknown
• 不知所以 to not know the reason; to not know what to do
• 用得其所 used properly; used for its intended purpose; to put to good use; to serve its purpose
• 大势所趋(大勢所趨) a general trend
• 寡人所与庶人共者(寡人所與庶人共者) which I share with the common people
• 祸兮福所倚，福兮祸所伏(禍兮福所倚，福兮禍所伏) misfortune leads to good fortune and good fortune conceals misfortune
• 分驻所(分駐所) a branch station
• 北京产权交易所(北京產權交易所) China Beijing Equity Exchange (CBEX)
• 实验所(實驗所) laboratory; institute
• 介绍所(介紹所) agency for introductions
• 避难所(避難所) refuge; asylum
• 不知所措 not knowing what to do
• 所向无敌(所向無敵) to be invincible; unrivalled
• 一无所闻(一無所聞) unheard of
• 众所周知(眾所週知) known to everyone ; as everyone knows
• 各显所长(各顯所長) each displays their own strengths
• 无所谓(無所謂) to be indifferent; to not matter ; out of the question
• 各得其所 each in the correct place; each is provided for
• 诚心所愿(誠心所願) so be it; amen
• 印刷所 printing press; printing office; printer
• 安于所遇(安於所遇) satisfied with any situation
• 各有所长(各有所長) each has his own strong points
• 托儿所(托兒所) nursery
• 精诚所加，金石为开(精誠所加，金石為開) sincerity splits open metal and metal; if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
• 劳教所(勞教所) correctional institution; labor camp
• 不出所料 as expected
• 所有物 a possession; belongings
• 有所得必有所失 there is no gain without a loss; there is no such thing as a free meal
• 收容所 temporary shelter; hospice; refuge ( for animals); detention center
• 问所从来(問所從來) asked where he had come from
• 管窥所及(管窺所及) in my humble opinion
• 哨所 a sentry post
• 诊疗所(診療所) a medical clinic
• 无所不有(無所不有) to have everything
• 便所 toilet; privy
• 强人所难(強人所難) to force someone to do something
• 从其所与同(從其所與同) to follow that which is the same as oneself
• 英雄所见略同(英雄所見略同) heroes usually agree; Great minds think alike.
• 无所不在(無所不在) omnipresent
• 港交所 Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• 公众场所(公眾場所) public space; public place ; public space; public place

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