What does “所” mean in the sentence “思想自由为宪法所保障？”
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思想自由为宪法所保障
为…所 makes the sentence a passive voice. At this sentence, 为…所, combined with 保障, means “is protected by”.
思想自由为宪法所保障 (passive voice) = 宪法保障思想自由 (active voice)
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"为 + noun + 所 +verb" means "被 + noun + verb".
Note that its pronunciation is wei2 rather than wei4 when 为 is used in this way and that this pattern is uncommon in modern spoken Chinese.
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这是一个句式。”为..所.. “表示被动。还原句子应该是：思想自由被宪法保障
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