之
所
以

(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P in Chinese: 之所以 (zhī suǒ yǐ)

zhī suǒ yǐ

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

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
  2. 2Example: 我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"

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Example sentences

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  • 他之所以成功，是因为他很努力。

    tā zhī suǒ yǐ chéng gōng， shì yīn wèi tā hěn nǔ lì。

    The reason he succeeded is that he worked very hard.

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Related words

以

yǐ

to use

之

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)

所

suǒ

actually

可以

kě yǐ

can

所以

suǒ yǐ

therefore

以后

yǐ hòu

after

以前

yǐ qián

before

以为

yǐ wéi

to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

分之

fēn zhī

(indicating a fraction)

所有

suǒ yǒu

all

厕所

cè suǒ

toilet

所谓

suǒ wèi

so-called

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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