索

suǒ · suo/Suǒ · suo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

suǒ 索

  1. to search
  2. to demand
  3. to ask
  4. to exact
  5. large rope
  6. isolated

Suǒ 索

  1. surname Suo
  2. abbr. for 索馬里 / 索马里 (Suǒmǎlǐ), Somalia

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)因(yīn)涉(shè)嫌(xián)勒(lè)索(suǒ)被(bèi)警(jǐng)方(fāng)逮(dài)捕(bǔ)。

He was arrested by the police on suspicion of extortion.

02

这(zhè)座(zuò)桥(qiáo)由(yóu)粗(cū)大(dà)的(de)钢(gāng)索(suǒ)支(zhī)撑(chēng)。

This bridge is supported by thick steel cables.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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