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Definitions

  1. 1. actually
  2. 2. place
  3. 3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
  4. 4. that which
  5. 5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive

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電話於1876年由貝爾 發明。
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Words Containing 所

一无所有
yī wú suǒ yǒu

not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking

一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī

not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant

之所以
zhī suǒ yǐ

(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P

事务所
shì wù suǒ

office

公共场所
gōng gòng chǎng suǒ

public place

前所未有
qián suǒ wèi yǒu

unprecedented

力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí

as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability

场所
chǎng suǒ

location

厕所
cè suǒ

toilet

所以
suǒ yǐ

therefore

所作所为
suǒ zuò suǒ wéi

one's conduct and deeds

所在
suǒ zài

place

所属
suǒ shǔ

one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with)

所有
suǒ yǒu

all

所谓
suǒ wèi

what is called

所长
suǒ cháng

what one is good at

所长
suǒ zhǎng

head of an institute etc

有所
yǒu suǒ

somewhat

有所不同
yǒu suǒ bù tóng

to differ to some extent (idiom)

无所事事
wú suǒ shì shì

to have nothing to do

无所作为
wú suǒ zuò wéi

attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive

无所谓
wú suǒ wèi

to be indifferent

理所当然
lǐ suǒ dāng rán

as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course

众所周知
zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī

as everyone knows (idiom)

研究所
yán jiū suǒ

research institute

综上所述
zōng shàng suǒ shù

to summarize

诊所
zhěn suǒ

clinic

随心所欲
suí xīn suǒ yù

to follow one's heart's desires

一如所料
yī rú suǒ liào

as expected

一无所闻
yī wú suǒ wén

unheard of

一无所动
yī wú suǒ dòng

totally unaffected

一无所获
yī wú suǒ huò

to gain nothing

一无所长
yī wú suǒ cháng

not having any special skill

上厕所
shàng cè suǒ

to go to the bathroom

上海证券交易所综合股价指数
shàng hǎi zhèng quàn jiāo yì suǒ zōng hé gǔ jià zhǐ shù

Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Composite Index

上海证券交易所
shàng hǎi zhèng quàn jiāo yì suǒ

Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE)

不出所料
bù chū suǒ liào

as expected

不为所动
bù wéi suǒ dòng

to remain unmoved

不知所之
bù zhī suǒ zhī

whereabouts unknown

不知所云
bù zhī suǒ yún

to not know what sb is driving at

不知所以
bù zhī suǒ yǐ

to not know the reason

不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò

not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end

不知所谓
bù zhī suǒ wèi

nonsense

中介所
zhōng jiè suǒ

agency

中德诊所
zhōng dé zhěn suǒ

Sino-German clinic

亚所
yà suǒ

Azor (son of Eliakim and father of Zadok in Matthew 1:13-14)

交易所
jiāo yì suǒ

exchange

交易所交易基金
jiāo yì suǒ jiāo yì jī jīn

exchange-traded fund (ETF)

人各有所好
rén gè yǒu suǒ hào

everyone has their likes and dislikes

人心所向
rén xīn suǒ xiàng

that which is yearned for by the public

人所共知
rén suǒ gòng zhī

something that everybody knows

以弗所
yǐ fú suǒ

Ephesus, city of ancient Greece

以弗所书
yǐ fú suǒ shū

Epistle of St Paul to the Ephesians

住所
zhù suǒ

habitation

何所
hé suǒ

where

便所
biàn suǒ

(dialect) toilet

伦敦国际金融期货交易所
lún dūn guó jì jīn róng qī huò jiāo yì suǒ

London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE)

伦敦证券交易所
lún dūn zhèng quàn jiāo yì suǒ

London Stock Exchange (LSE)

其所
qí suǒ

its place

分所
fēn suǒ

branch (of a company etc)

前所未闻
qián suǒ wèi wén

unheard-of; unprecedented

前所未见
qián suǒ wèi jiàn

unprecedented

力所不及
lì suǒ bù jí

beyond one's power (to do sth)

劳教所
láo jiào suǒ

correctional institution

北京核武器研究所
běi jīng hé wǔ qì yán jiū suǒ

Nuclear Weapon Institute in Beijing

北京产权交易所
běi jīng chǎn quán jiāo yì suǒ

China Beijing Equity Exchange (CBEX)

匪夷所思
fěi yí suǒ sī

unimaginable

印刷所
yìn shuā suǒ

printing press

各取所需
gè qǔ suǒ xū

each takes what he needs (idiom)

各执所见
gè zhí suǒ jiàn

each sticks to his own view

各得其所
gè dé qí suǒ

(idiom) each in the correct place; each is provided for

各有所好
gè yǒu suǒ hào

everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)

各尽所能
gè jìn suǒ néng

each does his utmost (idiom)

各显所长
gè xiǎn suǒ cháng

each displays their own strengths (idiom)

哨所
shào suǒ

watchhouse

在所不计
zài suǒ bù jì

irrespective of

在所不辞
zài suǒ bù cí

not to refuse to (idiom)

在所难免
zài suǒ nán miǎn

to be unavoidable (idiom)

大势所趋
dà shì suǒ qū

general trend

大失所望
dà shī suǒ wàng

greatly disappointed

如其所好
rú qí suǒ hào

as one pleases (idiom)

如有所失
rú yǒu suǒ shī

to seem as if something is amiss (idiom)

娱乐场所
yú lè chǎng suǒ

place of entertainment

婚姻介绍所
hūn yīn jiè shào suǒ

marriage agency

寓所
yù suǒ

dwelling

实验所
shí yàn suǒ

laboratory

尺有所短,寸有所长
chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng

lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)

居所
jū suǒ

residence

居无定所
jū wú dìng suǒ

to be without a fixed residence (idiom)

己所不欲,勿施于人
jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén

What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)

强人所难
qiǎng rén suǒ nán

to force someone to do something

律师事务所
lǜ shī shì wù suǒ

law firm

得所应得
dé suǒ yīng dé

to get what one deserves

从心所欲
cóng xīn suǒ yù

whatever you like

忘乎所以
wàng hū suǒ yǐ

to get carried away

忘其所以
wàng qí suǒ yǐ

see 忘乎所以[wàng hū suǒ yǐ]

戒毒所
jiè dú suǒ

drug rehabilitation center

戒治所
jiè zhì suǒ

drug rehabilitation center

所以然
suǒ yǐ rán

the reason why

所到之处
suǒ dào zhī chù

wherever one goes

所剩无几
suǒ shèng wú jǐ

there is not much left

所向披靡
suǒ xiàng pī mǐ

(idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible

所向无敌
suǒ xiàng wú dí

to be invincible

所在地
suǒ zài dì

location

所多
suǒ duō

Soto

所多玛
suǒ duō mǎ

Sodom

所多玛与蛾摩拉
suǒ duō mǎ yǔ é mó lā

Sodom and Gomorrah

所居
suǒ jū

residence

所属单位
suǒ shǔ dān wèi

affiliated unit

所幸
suǒ xìng

fortunately (formal writing)

所得
suǒ dé

what one acquires

所得税
suǒ dé shuì

income tax

所思
suǒ sī

what one thinks

所想
suǒ xiǎng

what one considers

所指
suǒ zhǐ

the objects indicated

所料
suǒ liào

expectation

所有主
suǒ yǒu zhǔ

owner

所有制
suǒ yǒu zhì

ownership of the means of production (in Marxism)

所有格
suǒ yǒu gé

possessive case (grammar)

所有权
suǒ yǒu quán

ownership

所有物
suǒ yǒu wù

a possession

所有者
suǒ yǒu zhě

proprietor

所为
suǒ wéi

what one does

所生
suǒ shēng

parents (father and mother)

所知
suǒ zhī

known

所罗巴伯
suǒ luó bā bó

Zerubbabel (son of Shealtiel)

所罗门
suǒ luó mén

Solomon (name)

所罗门群岛
suǒ luó mén qún dǎo

Solomon Islands in southwest Pacific

所闻
suǒ wén

heard

所能
suǒ néng

according to one's capabilities

所致
suǒ zhì

to be caused by

所见
suǒ jiàn

(literary) what one sees

所见即所得
suǒ jiàn jí suǒ dé

What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG)

所见所闻
suǒ jiàn suǒ wén

what one hears and sees (idiom)

所言不虚
suǒ yán bù xū

see 所言非虛|所言非虚[suǒ yán fēi xū]

所言非虚
suǒ yán fēi xū

(after a pronoun or name) what (you, they etc) say is true

所部
suǒ bù

troops under one's command

所需
suǒ xū

necessary (for)

所愿
suǒ yuàn

wished-for

托儿所
tuō ér suǒ

nursery

托老所
tuō lǎo suǒ

senior center

技术所限
jì shù suǒ xiàn

technical limitations

投其所好
tóu qí suǒ hào

to adapt to sb's taste

投开票所
tóu kāi piào suǒ

polling station

拘留所
jū liú suǒ

detention center

招待所
zhāo dài suǒ

guesthouse; hostel

拜你所赐
bài nǐ suǒ cì

(derog.) this is all thanks to you!

据我所知
jù wǒ suǒ zhī

as far as I know

收容所
shōu róng suǒ

temporary shelter

收留所
shōu liú suǒ

shelter

日本原子能研究所
rì běn yuán zǐ néng yán jiū suǒ

Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute

时有所闻
shí yǒu suǒ wén

heard from time to time

畅所欲言
chàng suǒ yù yán

lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic

会所
huì suǒ

office of an association

有所作为
yǒu suǒ zuò wéi

(idiom) to achieve sth worthwhile; to make a positive contribution

有所得必有所失
yǒu suǒ dé bì yǒu suǒ shī

there is no gain without a loss (idiom)

果如所料
guǒ rú suǒ liào

just as expected

法兰克福证券交易所
fǎ lán kè fú zhèng quàn jiāo yì suǒ

Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE)

派出所
pài chū suǒ

local police station

流离失所
liú lí shī suǒ

destitute and homeless (idiom); forced from one's home and wandering about

深圳交易所
shēn zhèn jiāo yì suǒ

Shenzhen Stock Exchange SZSE

混合所有制改革
hùn hé suǒ yǒu zhì gǎi gé

mixed ownership reform (strategy aimed at enhancing the efficiency and competitiveness of state-owned enterprises)

港交所
gǎng jiāo suǒ

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

涤罪所
dí zuì suǒ

purgatory (religion)

为所欲为
wéi suǒ yù wéi

to do whatever one pleases

无所不包
wú suǒ bù bāo

not excluding anything

无所不在
wú suǒ bù zài

omnipresent

无所不为
wú suǒ bù wéi

not stopping at anything

无所不用其极
wú suǒ bù yòng qí jí

committing all manner of crimes

无所不知
wú suǒ bù zhī

omniscient

无所不能
wú suǒ bù néng

omnipotent

无所不至
wú suǒ bù zhì

to reach everywhere

无所不谈
wú suǒ bù tán

to talk about everything

无所不卖
wú suǒ bù mài

to sell anything

无所属
wú suǒ shǔ

unaffiliated

无所用心
wú suǒ yòng xīn

not paying attention to anything (idiom); to idle time away

无所畏忌
wú suǒ wèi jì

without any fear of consequences

无所适从
wú suǒ shì cóng

not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do

版权所有
bǎn quán suǒ yǒu

all rights reserved (copyright statement)

王国聚会所
wáng guó jù huì suǒ

Kingdom Hall (place of worship used by Jehovah's Witnesses)

用得其所
yòng de qí suǒ

used properly

疗养所
liáo yǎng suǒ

sanitorium

监理所
jiān lǐ suǒ

inspection and control bureau

目光所及
mù guāng suǒ jí

as far as the eye can see

看守所
kān shǒu suǒ

detention center

众望所归
zhòng wàng suǒ guī

(idiom) to enjoy popular support

知其然而不知其所以然
zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒ yǐ rán

to know that it is so but not why it is so (idiom)

神学研究所
shén xué yán jiū suǒ

seminary

空无所有
kōng wú suǒ yǒu

having nothing (idiom); utterly destitute

答非所问
dá fēi suǒ wèn

(idiom) to sidestep the question

管窥所及
guǎn kuī suǒ jí

in my humble opinion

管见所及
guǎn jiàn suǒ jí

in my humble opinion (idiom)

精诚所加,金石为开
jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāi

see 精誠所至,金石為開|精诚所至,金石为开[jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi]

精诚所至
jīng chéng suǒ zhì

no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere (idiom)

精诚所至,金石为开
jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi

lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom)

纽约证券交易所
niǔ yuē zhèng quàn jiāo yì suǒ

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

义之所在
yì zhī suǒ zài

justice is to be found everywhere (idiom)

闻所未闻
wén suǒ wèi wén

unheard of

声色场所
shēng sè chǎng suǒ

red-light district

股票交易所
gǔ piào jiāo yì suǒ

stock exchange