All measure words

所 suǒ

The Chinese measure word for schools, hospitals and houses.

所 counts institutions and their buildings: schools, universities, hospitals and houses. It sounds a little formal; 个 and 家 are common too.

  • 一所学校yì suǒ xuéxiàoa school
  • 一所大学yì suǒ dàxuéa university
  • 一所医院yì suǒ yīyuàna hospital

7 nouns that take 所

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The nouns come from the measure-word notes in CC-CEDICT, ordered by how often each word appears in film and TV subtitles. Many nouns take more than one measure word, and 个 often works in casual speech.