Usage note
“锁”是一个名词，用来关住门或箱子，也可以作为动词表示锁上。
“Suǒ” shì yīgè míngcí, yòng lái guān zhù mén huò xiāngzi, yě kěyǐ zuòwéi dòngcí biǎoshì suǒ shàng.
"Suǒ" is a noun used to close doors or boxes, and can also be a verb meaning to lock.
Context note
出门时，我们要记得锁门，保护家里的安全。
Chūmén shí, wǒmen yào jìdé suǒ mén, bǎohù jiālǐ de ānquán.
When going out, we should remember to lock the door to keep the home safe.
5 examples
请用钥匙锁上门。
qǐng yòng yào shi suǒ shàng mén。
Please lock the door with the key.
这个箱子有一个小锁。
zhè ge xiāng zǐ yǒu yí gè xiǎo suǒ。
This box has a small lock.
妈妈锁好了窗户。
mā ma suǒ hǎo le chuāng hù。
Mom locked the window.
我的自行车需要一把新锁。
wǒ de zì xíng chē xū yào yì bǎ xīn suǒ。
My bicycle needs a new lock.
晚上睡觉前要锁门。
wǎn shàng shuì jiào qián yào suǒ mén。
Lock the door before going to bed at night.
5 mini stories
小红出门前锁了门。她带着钥匙去上学。
xiǎo hóng chū mén qián suǒ le mén。 tā dài zhe yào shi qù shàng xué。
Xiao Hong locked the door before going out. She took the key to school.
爸爸买了一个新锁。他把它装在车库门上。
bà ba mǎi le yí gè xīn suǒ。 tā bǎ tā zhuāng zài chē kù mén shàng。
Dad bought a new lock. He installed it on the garage door.
弟弟的玩具箱没有锁。他很容易打开。
dì di de wán jù xiāng méi yǒu suǒ。 tā hěn róng yì dǎ kāi。
Little brother's toy box has no lock. He can open it easily.
老师锁上了教室的门。学生们在走廊里等。
lǎo shī suǒ shàng le jiào shì de mén。 xué shēng men zài zǒu láng lǐ děng。
The teacher locked the classroom door. The students waited in the hallway.
我的日记本有一个小锁。只有我知道密码。
wǒ de rì jì běn yǒu yí gè xiǎo suǒ。 zhǐ yǒu wǒ zhī dào mì mǎ。
My diary has a small lock. Only I know the password.
Mini dialogue
锁门
A
出门前记得锁门。
Chūmén qián jìde suǒ mén.
Remember to lock the door before going out.
B
好的，我已经锁好了。
Hǎo de, wǒ yǐjīng suǒ hǎo le.
Okay, I've already locked it.
找钥匙
A
我找不到锁的钥匙了。
Wǒ zhǎo bù dào suǒ de yàoshi le.
I can't find the key to the lock.
B
别急，我们一起找。
Bié jí, wǒmen yīqǐ zhǎo.
Don't worry, let's look for it together.
Related words and contrasts
related
钥匙
yàoshi
key
Used together with 锁; a key opens a lock.
related
门锁
ménsuǒ
door lock
A specific type of lock for doors.
contrast
开锁
kāisuǒ
to unlock
The action of opening a lock.