索 (suǒ) means Rope (chain - search - request). Below are 18 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他在网上搜 索 资料。
Tā zài wǎngshàng sōusuǒ zīliào.
He is searching online for materials.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 搜索
这条线 索 最后断了。
Zhè tiáo xiànsuǒ zuìhòu duàn le.
This trail went cold in the end.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 线索
他思 索 了很久才回答。
Tā sīsuǒ le hěn jiǔ cái huídá.
He pondered a long while before answering.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 思索
人类一直在探 索 宇宙。
Rénlèi yìzhí zài tànsuǒ yǔzhòu.
Humanity has always been exploring the universe.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 探索
他们在探 索 一条新路。
Tāmen zài tànsuǒ yì tiáo xīn lù.
They are exploring a new path.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 探索
警方找到了重要线 索 。
Jǐngfāng zhǎodào le zhòngyào xiànsuǒ.
The police found an important clue.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 线索
现场遗留了一些线 索 。
Xiànchǎng yíliú le yìxiē xiànsuǒ.
Some clues were left at the scene.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 遗留
警察在山里搜 索 了一天。
Jǐngchá zài shān lǐ sōusuǒ le yì tiān.
The police searched the mountain for a day.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 搜索
这个问题值得认真思 索 。
Zhège wèntí zhíde rènzhēn sīsuǒ.
This question deserves serious thought.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 思索
他从不向别人 索 取什么。
Tā cóng bù xiàng biéren suǒqǔ shénme.
He never demands anything from others.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 索取
读者可以免费 索 取资料。
Dúzhě kěyǐ miǎnfèi suǒqǔ zīliào.
Readers may request the materials free of charge.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 索取
他在黑暗中摸 索 着找开关。
Tā zài hēi'àn zhōng mōsuǒzhe zhǎo kāiguān.
He groped around in the dark for the switch.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 摸索
警犬帮助警方找到了线 索 。
Jǐngquǎn bāngzhù jǐngfāng zhǎodào le xiànsuǒ.
The police dog helped the police find a clue.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 犬
等了半天没来，他 索 性走了。
Děng le bàntiān méi lái, tā suǒxìng zǒu le.
After waiting ages with nobody coming, he simply left.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 索性
科学家一直在探 索 宇宙的奥秘。
Kēxuéjiā yìzhí zài tànsuǒ yǔzhòu de àomì.
Scientists have always been exploring the mysteries of the universe.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 奥秘
这套方法是他自己摸 索 出来的。
Zhè tào fāngfǎ shì tā zìjǐ mōsuǒ chūlái de.
He worked this method out for himself by trial and error.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 摸索
既然睡不着， 索 性起来看书吧。
Jìrán shuì bu zháo, suǒxìng qǐlái kàn shū ba.
Since you cannot sleep, you might as well get up and read.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 索性
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Words that contain 索
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Questions about 索
How is 索 used in a sentence?
This page shows 18 sentences using 索 (suǒ, "Rope (chain - search - request)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 索 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 索 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 索?
The dictionary page for 索 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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