所
suǒ HSK2

place

所 suǒ
[relative] particle
Used before a verb to form a noun-like phrase representing the object of the action, meaning "that which" or "what".

你所要做的只是休息。

nǐ suǒ yào zuò de zhǐ​shì xiū​xi.

All you have to do is rest.

我不相信他们所相信的。

wǒ bù xiāng​xìn tā​men suǒ xiāng​xìn de.

I don’t believe what they believe.

[classifier] measure word
Used for buildings such as houses, schools, and hospitals.

这所大学改变了我很多。

zhè suǒ dà​xué gǎi​biàn le wǒ hěn​duō.

This university changed me a lot.

找一所学校只是一个开始。

zhǎo yī suǒ xué​xiào zhǐ​shì yī​ge kāi​shǐ.

Finding a school is just the beginning.

place nounverb
place; location; spot
office noun
office; bureau; institute; an organization or the building it occupies
[passive] particle
Used in the 为...所 wéi... suǒ pattern to indicate the passive voice, showing that someone or something is being acted upon.

我被聪明的女人所吸引。

wǒ bèi cōng​ming de nǚ​rén suǒ xī​yǐn.

I am attracted by intelligent women.

我被他的精神所震撼了。

wǒ bèi tā de jīng​shén suǒ zhèn​hàn le.

I was struck by his spirit.

approximately
Used after a number or measurement to indicate an approximate amount.
Suo
A Chinese surname.
if
(literary) if; supposing; in case
proper place
the proper or appropriate place or position (often in the phrase 其所 qí​suǒ)
military outpost
a historical military administrative unit; still preserved in some place names

Cross-References

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Frequency
Character
Written text
54th most common 2702.9 per million
Movie subtitles
80th most common 2144.4 per million appears in 100% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
587.7 per million appears in 83% of films
Written text
801.1 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 2
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+6240

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)