HSK · Level 53
105 words
Chinese word
所
Pronunciation
Pinyinsuǒ
Meaning
- measure wordclassifier for buildings
Example
我们在城里看中了一所房子。wǒ men zài chéng lǐ kàn zhòng le yì suǒ fáng zi
We liked one house in town.
More examples
附近新建了一所学校。fù jìn xīn jiàn le yì suǒ xué xiào
A new school was built nearby.
Core concept
A single, bounded site or building viewed as one complete place for a purpose.
Common phrases
一所学校yì suǒ xué xiào
a school
一所医院yì suǒ yī yuàn
a hospital
Similar words
间jiān: A classifier for one room or divided space inside a building.
套tào: A classifier for one matching set of rooms and home facilities.
座zuò: A classifier for one large and noticeable structure.
Definition in Chinese
“所”作量词时用于计算建筑、单位或机构的整体，如“一所学校、两所医院”，作为名词时可指场所或所在之处。suǒ zuò liàng cí shí yòng yú jì suàn jiàn zhù dān wèi huò jī gòu de zhéng tǐ rú yì suǒ xué xiào liáng suǒ yī yuàn zuò wéi míng cí shí kě zhǐ cháng suǒ huò suǒ zài zhī chù
Word origin
所 (suǒ, "place") originally named a place or location, and this sense extended to counting a building or institution as one complete site.
Usage tips
- In everyday speech, homes and rooms usually take more specific classifiers, while this one fits schools, hospitals, and other institutional buildings.
Other meanings
- placenoun
- facilitynoun