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所在 (suǒ zài): Location (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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所 • suǒ • measure word for buildings; place • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
suǒ
所
measure word for buildings; place
在 • zài • in; at; on • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
zài
在
in; at; on
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 所在.
Words with
所
所以
suǒ yǐ
therefore
厕所
cè suǒ
toilets; lavatory
所有
suǒ yǒu
all
无所谓
wú suǒ wèi
to be indifferent
派出所
pài chū suǒ
police station; local police substation
场所
chǎng suǒ
place; site; lieu
之所以
zhī suǒ yǐ
(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
众所周知
zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī
as everyone knows
Words with
在
现在
xiàn zài
now
正在
zhèng zài
to be in the process of
实在
shí zài
truly
在乎
zài hu
care about; mind; take to heart
在于
zài yú
to be in/at
在内
zài nèi
(included) in it
在场
zài chǎng
to be present
在线
zài xiàn
online
4.
How to Use 所在 in Sentences
Noun + Noun
wèn
问
tí
题
suǒ
所
zài
在
neutral
where the problem lies
suǒ
所
zài
在
dān
单
wèi
位
formal
Written
suǒ
所
zài
在
wèi
位
zhì
置
formal
location
Adjective + Noun
with
关键
guān
关
jiàn
键
suǒ
所
zài
在
5.
Example Sentences with 所在
jǐng
警
fāng
方
zhèng
正
zài
在
diào
调
chá
查
shì
事
the unit one belongs to
formal
the key point
gù
故
fā
发
shēng
生
de
的
jù
具
tǐ
体
suǒ
所
zài
在
。
The police are investigating the exact location where the accident occurred.
nǐ
你
néng
能
fǒu
否
zài
在
dì
地
tú
图
shàng
上
biāo
标
chū
出
bǎo
宝
zàng
藏
de
的
suǒ
所
zài
在
？
Can you mark the location of the treasure on the map?
tā
他
zhǎo
找
dào
到
le
了
diū
丢
shī
失
yào
钥
shi
匙
de
的
suǒ
所
zài
在
。
He found the location of the lost keys.
tā
他
gēn
根
běn
本
bù
不
qīng
清
chǔ
楚
gōng
公
sī
司
zǒng
总
bù
部
de
的
suǒ
所
zài
在
wèi
位
zhì
置
。
He has no idea about the location of the company headquarters.
zhè
这
zuò
座
gǔ
古
chéng
城
de
的
suǒ
所
zài
在
，
céng
曾
shì
是
sī
丝
chóu
绸
zhī
之
lù
路
de
的
zhòng
重
yào
要
shū
枢
niǔ
纽
。
The location of this ancient city was once a crucial hub on the Silk Road.
