所有

所有 suǒyǒu

All (to own - possession)

所有 in a sentence HSK 4 suoyou

What 所有 means

  1. All (to own - possession)

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Character by character

所有 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

所
suǒ
Place (actually - mw for buildings - what - [preceding a verb])
有
yǒu
To have (has - there is - there are)

How to write 所有

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所有 in a sentence

所有的学生都来了。
Suǒyǒu de xuésheng dōu lái le.
All the students have come.
我把所有的东西都带来了。
Wǒ bǎ suǒyǒu de dōngxi dōu dài lái le.
I brought everything with me.

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Questions about 所有

What does 所有 mean in English?

所有 is pronounced suǒyǒu and means All (to own - possession).

How do you pronounce 所有?

所有 is suǒyǒu in pinyin — written suoyou without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 所有?

所有 is written with 2 characters: 所 (suǒ) Place (actually - mw for buildings - what - [preceding a verb]), 有 (yǒu) To have (has - there is - there are). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 所有 an HSK word?

Yes — 所有 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.

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