所谓
suǒwèi
so-called
Characters in this word
谓 wèi
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 胃 stomach
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他口中的所谓改革，不过是把旧问题换个名称重新包装。 Tā kǒuzhōng de suǒwèi gǎigé, búguò shì bǎ jiù wèntí huàn ge míngchēng chóngxīn bāozhuāng. The so-called reform he talks about is merely old problems repackaged under a new name.
- 这些所谓的健康食品，其实含糖量非常高。 Zhèxiē suǒwèi de jiànkāng shípǐn, qíshí hántángliàng fēicháng gāo. These so-called health foods actually contain a lot of sugar.
- 他所谓的理由，大家一听就知道是借口。 Tā suǒwèi de lǐyóu, dàjiā yī tīng jiù zhīdào shì jièkǒu. Everyone understood at once that his so-called reasons were just an excuse.
Related words
- 所以 suǒyǐ so; therefore
- 所有 suǒyǒu all
- 场所 chǎngsuǒ place
- 所 suǒ a measure word for institutions
- 所长 suǒzhǎng director
- 无所谓 wúsuǒwèi it does not matter
- 所在 suǒzài where something is located
- 研究所 yánjiūsuǒ research institute
- 之所以 zhīsuǒyǐ the reason why
- 众所周知 zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī as everyone knows
- 不知所措 bùzhīsuǒcuò to be at a loss; not know what to do
- 理所当然 lǐsuǒdāngrán as a matter of course; only natural