HSK 4 · Function Words

所有 suǒyǒu “all” in Chinese

Said as suóyǒu

Same in Traditional

What 所有 means

  1. all
  2. to have
  3. to possess
  4. to own

How to say 所有

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale所suǒ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale有yǒu3rd tone, dipping

Said as suóyǒu. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. How tone changes work

所有 in a sentence

  1. 我认识我所有的邻居。

    Wǒ rènshi wǒ suǒyǒu de línjū.

    I know all my neighbours.

    Sentence #5617277 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 所有的玩具都是木头做的。

    Suǒyǒu de wánjù dōu shì mùtou zuò de.

    All of the toys are wooden.

    Sentence #10182804 from Tatoeba

  3. 我可以回答所有问题。

    Wǒ kěyǐ huídá suǒyǒu wèntí.

    I can answer all the questions.

    Sentence #796693 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 所有 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 所 (suǒ) with each of its parts in a different colour
所suǒactually
  • 户door · hù
  • 斤axe · jīn
The character 有 (yǒu) drawn as one shape
有yǒuto have; there is

有 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidA hand holding a piece of meat 月: to have.

How to write 所有

所 8 strokes · 有 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

所有 (suǒyǒu) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 所有 (suǒyǒu). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 所有

Words with 所

所以suǒyǐ · so厕所cèsuǒ · toilet所suǒ · (grammar particle introducing a passive or relative clause)无所谓wúsuǒwèi · to not matter场所chǎngsuǒ · place理所当然lǐsuǒdāngrán · naturally力所能及lìsuǒnéngjí · within one’s ability众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhī · as everyone knows

Words with 有

有yǒu · to have没有méiyǒu · not to have有的yǒude · (there are) some (who are…)有些yǒuxiē · some有点儿yǒudiǎnr · slightly有时yǒushí · sometimes有意思yǒuyìsi · interesting有名yǒumíng · famous只有zhǐyǒu · only有人yǒurén · someone

More words: Particles & Connectors

顺便shùnbiàn · conveniently顺序shùnxù · sequence随便suíbiàn · as one wishes随着suízhe · along with台tái · measure word for machines (a TV挺tǐng · quite完全wánquán · complete往往wǎngwǎng · usually

FAQs

所有 (suǒyǒu) means “all” or “to have”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it suǒyǒu: suǒ with a 3rd tone, then yǒu with a 3rd tone. In speech it sounds like suóyǒu. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 所有 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type suoyou with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 所有 from the suggestions. Typing suoyou into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
所有 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.