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In Chinese a number needs a measure word before the noun: 一本书 (a book), 一张纸 (a sheet of paper). Type a noun to find the right one.

大学 dàxué · university; college HSK 1

一所大学

yì suǒ dàxué

所 suǒ — schools, hospitals and other institutions; houses

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Use 两, not 二, before a measure word. 这 (this), 那 (that) and 几 (how many) need one too.

这所大学的学费很贵。Zhè suǒ dàxué de xuéfèi hěn guì.The tuition fee of this university is very expensive.
他在美国一所大学读博士。Tā zài Měiguó yì suǒ dàxué dú bóshì.He is studying for a Ph.D. at a university in the United States.
这所大学培养出了许多优秀人才。Zhè suǒ dàxué péiyǎng chū le xǔduō yōuxiù réncái.This university has produced many outstanding talents.

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