The structure 所谓…就是…
The word is used to make collocations that have the purpose of negating something, and has the meaning “so-called”: the so-called lesson, the so-called award. In a sentence, the particle is usually placed between 所谓 and a noun.
Examples
这场所谓事故发生在什么时候?
When did this so-called accident happen?
zhè chǎng suǒwèi de shìgù fāshēng zài shénme shíhou
Pay attention
A speaker doesn’t consider it an accident.
所谓 can have the meaning "what is called...". This word is often used in the structure . This structure is used to explain a certain thing or phenomenon. This explanation can be based on a fact or opinion.
Pay attention
In this case, there is no negation.
Scheme
所谓
definition
就是
explanation
Examples
所谓HSK,就是汉语水平考试
HSK is the Chinese proficiency test
suǒwèi HSK, jiùshì hànyǔ shuǐpíng kǎoshì
所谓留学生,就是指在国外学习的学生
Foreign students are those who study abroad
suǒwèi liúxuéshēng, jiùshì zhǐ zài guówài xuéxí de xuéshēng
In a sentence, a word indicating a person or a group of people can sometimes be placed before 所谓. In this case, the particle 的 is usually placed after 所谓.
Examples
我们所谓太阳系实际上就是整个宇宙
What we call the solar system is actually the whole universe
wǒmen suǒwèi de tàiyángxì shíjìshang jiùshì zhěnggè yǔzhòu
所谓好家庭就是住在一栋大房子里,妻子穿着漂亮的衣服
By good family, he means living in a big house with a wife dressed in pretty clothes
tā suǒwèi de hǎo jiātíng jiùshì zhù zài yí dòng dà fángzi lǐ, qīzi chuānzhuó piàoliang de yīfu
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