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所
1. Place
- 住所 (zhù suǒ) Residence
- 厕所 (cè suǒ) Toilet
- 公共场所 (gōng gòng cháng suǒ) Public place
2. As (According)
- 所在 (suǒ zài) As located (at)
- 所想 (suǒ xiǎng) As anticipated
- 所爱 (suǒ ài) As loved (by)
- 所知 (suǒ zhī) As known
- 日有所思，夜有所梦 (rì yǒu suǒ sī, yè yǒu suǒ mèng) Dreams in the night are often a reflection of what was pondered in the day Literal. Day exist as thoughts; night exist as dreams
3. Building of Classifier.
For buildings of organization 一所学院 (yī suǒ xué yuàn) A school Literal. A building of school； 一所医院 (yī suǒ yī yuàn) A hospital Literal. A building of hospital
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所以 (suó yǐ) Therefore / That is why Literal. According to this point – often used to complete sentences beginning with 因为 (yīn wèi)
因为下雨，所以我们不能放风筝
(yīn wèi xià yǔ, suǒ yǐ wǒ mèn bù néng fàng fēng zhēng)
Because it is raining, therefore we can't fly a kite
因为堵车，所以我们会迟到
(yīn wèi dǔ chē, suó yǐ wǒ mèn hùi chí dào)
Because traffic is bad, that is why we will be late