所谓
suǒ wèi 3–4
so-called; what is called
- Characters
- 2
- 所 · 谓
- Syllables
- 2
- suǒ wèi
- Frequency
- Common
- corpus count 1,616
Part of speech: v,vn
Character by character
- 所suǒ8 strokesHSK 2place, location; numerary adjunct
- 谓wèi11 strokesHSK 4 traditional 謂say, tell; call, name; be called
Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.
Example sentences
我无所谓。
Wǒ wú suǒ wèi
I don't care.
她就是所谓的书虫。
Tā jiù shì suǒ wèi de shū chóng
She is what we call a bookworm.
您选哪个我无所谓。
Nín xuǎn nǎ ge wǒ wú suǒ wèi
I don't care whichever you choose.
你做什么都无所谓。
Nǐ zuò shén me dōu wú suǒ wèi
It doesn't matter what you do.
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Words with the same characters
These words share at least one character with 所谓. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.
- 所以suǒ yǐHSK 2
therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
- 所suǒHSK 3
actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive
- 所有suǒ yǒuHSK 2
all; to have; to possess; to own
- 有所yǒu suǒHSK 7
somewhat; to some extent
- 所在suǒ zàiHSK 5
place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located
- 之所以zhī suǒ yǐHSK 7
(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
- 厕所cè suǒHSK 6
toilet; lavatory
- 无所谓wú suǒ wèiHSK 4
to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be
- 事务所shì wù suǒHSK 7
office; firm
- 场所chǎng suǒHSK 3
location; place
- 研究所yán jiū suǒHSK 5
research institute; graduate studies; graduate school
- 诊所zhěn suǒHSK 7
clinic
- 前所未有qián suǒ wèi yǒuHSK 7
unprecedented
- 众所周知zhòng suǒ zhōu zhīHSK 7
as everyone knows (idiom)
- 理所当然lǐ suǒ dāng ránHSK 7
as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right
- 所属suǒ shǔHSK 7
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
- 可谓kě wèiHSK 7
it could even be said
- 一无所有yī wú suǒ yǒuHSK 7
not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking; without two sticks to rub together
- 一无所知yī wú suǒ zhīHSK 7
not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant; without an inkling
- 有所不同yǒu suǒ bù tóngHSK 7
to differ to some extent (idiom)
- 所作所为suǒ zuò suǒ wéiHSK 7
one's conduct and deeds
- 随心所欲suí xīn suǒ yùHSK 7
to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases (idiom)
- 公共场所gōng gòng chǎng suǒHSK 7
public place
- 所长suǒ chángHSK 3
what one is good at