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锁

suǒ · suo

Traditional 鎖 / 鎻

HSK 5Measure word: 把 bǎ

Meaning

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suǒ 鎖

  1. to lock; to lock up
  2. a lock

suǒ 鎻

  1. old variant of 鎖 / 锁 (suǒ)
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A heavy bike lock

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)自行车(zìxíngchē)锁(suǒ)坏(huài)了(le)。

    My bike lock is broken.

  2. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    So what will you do?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)一把(yībǎ)大(dà)锁(suǒ)。

    I bought a big lock.

  4. Liangliang

    这(zhè)把(bǎ)锁(suǒ)真(zhēn)大(dà)，比(bǐ)车(chē)还(hái)重(zhòng)。

    This lock is huge. It's even heavier than the bike.

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)骑车(qíchē)的(de)时候(shíhou)还(hái)要(yào)背(bēi)着(zhe)锁(suǒ)。

    Yes, so now when I ride I also have to carry the lock on my back.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)开(kāi)门(mén)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)弄(nòng)坏(huài)了(le)锁(suǒ)。

In opening the door, I broke the lock.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)锁(suǒ)储(chǔ)藏(cáng)室(shì)的(de)门(mén)。

I forgot to lock the storeroom.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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