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之所以

zhī suǒ yǐ · zhi suo yi

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Meaning

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  1. (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
  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 ...)"
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Why the cafe is full

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)之所以(zhīsuǒyǐ)每天(měitiān)来(lái)这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)，是(shì)因为(yīnwèi)这里(zhèlǐ)很(hěn)安静(ānjìng)。

    The reason I come to this shop every day is that it is quiet.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)之所以(zhīsuǒyǐ)来(lái)，是(shì)因为(yīnwèi)这里(zhèlǐ)有(yǒu)插座(chāzuò)。

    The reason I come is that there are sockets.

  3. Dengdeng

    插座(chāzuò)？你(nǐ)是(shì)来(lái)充电(chōngdiàn)的(de)？

    Sockets? You came to charge something?

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)和(hé)我(wǒ)都(dōu)要(yào)充电(chōngdiàn)。

    Yes, my phone and I both need charging.

  5. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)之所以(zhīsuǒyǐ)人(rén)这么(zhème)多(duō)，是不是(shìbùshì)大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)在(zài)充电(chōngdiàn)？

    Is the reason this shop is so busy that everyone is charging?

  6. Liangliang

    肯定(kěndìng)是(shì)！

    Surely!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)之(zhī)所(suǒ)以(yǐ)没(méi)有(yǒu)游(yóu)泳(yǒng)，就(jiù)因(yīn)为(wèi)天(tiān)气(qì)很(hěn)冷(lěng)。

They didn't swim because it was cold.

Tatoeba: Chinese by FeuDRenais · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)之(zhī)所(suǒ)以(yǐ)选(xuǎn)择(zé)这(zhè)份(fèn)工(gōng)作(zuò)，是(shì)因(yīn)为(wèi)它(tā)能(néng)让(ràng)我(wǒ)学(xué)到(dào)很(hěn)多(duō)新(xīn)东(dōng)西(xi)。

The reason I chose this job is that it allows me to learn many new things.

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