所

suǒ · suo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. actually
  2. place
  3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
  4. that which
  5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive
  6. CL:個 / 个 (gè)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)背(bèi)后(hòu)说(shuō)别(bié)人(rén)坏(huài)话(huà)不(bú)是(shì)大(dà)丈(zhàng)夫(fu)所(suǒ)为(wéi)。

It is not manly to speak ill of others behind their backs.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

根(gēn)据(jù)牙(yá)医(yī),蛀(zhù)牙(yá)并(bìng)不(bù)总(zǒng)是(shì)甜(tián)食(shí)所(suǒ)引(yǐn)起(qǐ)的(de)。

According to dentists, tooth decay is not always caused by sweets.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by hecko · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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