所谓 meaning in English
what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called
Meaning of 所谓
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
suǒwèi
- what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...
- (derog.) so-called
所谓 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
林肯总统就是我们所谓白手起家的男人。
President Lincoln was what we call a self-made man.
我是个所谓的局外人。
I was an outsider, so to speak.
他就是所谓的活字典。
He is what we call a walking dictionary.
看来这些所谓的画家啥也不会画。
Looks like these so-called painters can't paint anything.
我遇见谁都无所谓。
It makes no difference who I meet.
Stroke order for each character
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所 suǒ · actually · 8 strokes
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谓 wèi · to call · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 所谓.
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | therefore; as a result |
| 所有 | suǒyǒu | all; to have; to possess; to own |
| 场所 | chǎngsuǒ | location; place |
| 所长 | suǒzhǎng | what one is good at; one's strong point |
| 无所谓 | wúsuǒwèi | to be indifferent; not to matter |
| 所在 | suǒzài | place; location |
| 研究所 | yánjiūsuǒ | research institute; graduate studies |
| 厕所 | cèsuǒ | toilet; lavatory |
| 有所 | yǒusuǒ | somewhat; to some extent |
| 之所以 | zhīsuǒyǐ | (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[wo3 |
| 一无所知 | yīwúsuǒzhī | (idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant |
| 诊所 | zhěnsuǒ | clinic |
Questions about 所谓
What does 所谓 mean?
所谓 (suǒwèi) means "what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 所谓?
所谓 is made of 2 characters: 所 (8 strokes), 谓 (11 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 所谓 an HSK word?
Yes. 所谓 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 所谓 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 所谓 is written 所謂.