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所以

suǒ yǐ
HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. therefore
  2. 2. as a result
  3. 3. so
  4. 4. the reason why

Example Sentences

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所以 ？
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13244325)
因為沒錢 所以 買不起那個。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 805797)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 所以

所以然
suǒ yǐ rán

the reason why

知其然而不知其所以然
zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒ yǐ rán

to know that it is so but not why it is so (idiom)

忘乎所以
wàng hū suǒ yǐ

to get carried away

不知所以
bù zhī suǒ yǐ

to not know the reason

之所以
zhī suǒ yǐ

(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P

忘其所以
wàng qí suǒ yǐ

see 忘乎所以[wàng hū suǒ yǐ]

Child Words of 所以

所
suǒ

actually

以
yǐ

to use