所

• 拼音: suǒ
• 汉字拆解: 所 = 户 (door) + 斤 (axe), originally depicting a place of work

含义

Place; location. Also a measure word for buildings and institutions.

As a measure word, used for buildings like schools, hospitals, and houses: 一所学校 (a school), 一所医院 (a hospital). Also appears in many grammatical structures such as 所以 (therefore) and 所有 (all/possess).

例句

1. 这是一所很有名的大学。
2. 附近有一所医院。
3. 他在一所小学当老师。

用法指南

语境: education, institutions, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这所学校有三千名学生。(This school has three thousand students.)
• 那是一所很好的医院。(That is a very good hospital.)

错误说法

• 一所汽车停在路边。(Don't use 所 as a measure word for vehicles — use 辆 instead. 所 is for buildings and institutions only.)

起源与历史

Originally depicted an axe (斤) at a door (户), representing a place of activity. Extended to become a general word for places and a measure word for institutions.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal