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  *所* | 所* | *所
actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
therefore / as a result / so / the reason why
HSK 2
all / to have; to possess; to own
HSK 2
research institute / graduate studies / graduate school / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
head of an institute etc
HSK 3
location / place
HSK 3
to be indifferent / not to matter / cannot be said to be
HSK 4
place / location / (after a noun) place where it is located
HSK 5
toilet; lavatory / CL: 間|间, 處|处
HSK 6
public place
HSK 7-9
business office; firm
HSK 7-9
(idiom) as everyone knows
HSK 7-9
Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE)
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end / embarrassed and at a complete loss
one's conduct and deeds
HSK 7-9
exchange / stock exchange
as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability / within one's powers
HSK 7-9
shipyard
as expected
to summarize / to sum up
HSK 7-9
(idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant
HSK 7-9
what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ... / (derog.) so-called
HSK 7-9
(idiom) unprecedented
HSK 7-9
what one acquires / one's gains
the objects indicated / as pointed out
as expected
each does his utmost (idiom) / from each according to his means
that which is yearned for by the public
law firm (abbr. for 律師事務所|律师事务所)
whatever you like / to do as one pleases
proprietor / owner
lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom); to preach freely on one's favorite topic / to hold forth to one's heart's content
each takes what he needs (idiom)
(dialect) toilet / privy
habitation / dwelling place / residence / CL: 處|处
unimaginable / outrageous / freakish
something that everybody knows
What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects) / Do as you would be done by. / Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
branch (of a company etc)
residence
to not know what sb is driving at / to be unintelligible
to have nothing to do / to idle one's time away (idiom)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases
HSK 7-9
to gain nothing / to end up empty-handed
(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P / Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
HSK 7-9
to be unavoidable (idiom)
wherever one goes
(idiom) to enjoy popular support / to receive general approval
abbr. for 研究所
shelter; refuge; sanctuary
office of an association / meeting place / clubhouse / club
unheard of
not having any special skill / without any qualifications
exchange-traded fund (ETF)
guesthouse; hostel
temporary shelter / hospice / refuge (e.g. for animals) / detention center
stock exchange
exactly what one would wish / to find one's niche
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right
HSK 7-9
omnipresent
Ephesus, city of ancient Greece
to remain unmoved
(idiom) unheard-of; unprecedented
lit. heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike.
whereabouts unknown
London Stock Exchange (LSE)
ownership of the means of production (in Marxism) / system of ownership
one's affiliation (i.e. the organization one is affiliated with) / subordinate (i.e. those subordinate to oneself) / belonging to / affiliated / under one's command
HSK 7-9
not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do
greatly disappointed
stock exchange
law firm
agency
place of entertainment
not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking / without two sticks to rub together
HSK 7-9
to go to the bathroom
Sino-German clinic
to force someone to do something
wished-for / desired
(derog.) this is all thanks to you!; well, thanks a lot!
printing press / printing office / printer
what one is good at
everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
location; site
not stopping at anything / all manner of evil
to be invincible / unrivalled
everyone / owner
Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Composite Index
known / what one knows
local police station
(idiom) to do whatever one pleases
to reach everywhere / to stop at nothing / to do one's utmost
inspection and control bureau
stock exchange
to differ to some extent (idiom)
HSK 7-9
somewhat / to some extent
HSK 7-9

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