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之所以

zhī suǒ yǐ
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
  2. 2. Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wǒ zhī suǒ yǐ tǎo yàn tā] \the reason why I dislike him (is ...)\

Child Words of 之所以

所
suǒ

actually

所以
suǒ yǐ

therefore

以
yǐ

to use

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])