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所以

suǒ yǐ · suo yi

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HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. therefore
  2. as a result
  3. so
  4. the reason why
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So it was off

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)怎么(zěnme)关机(guānjī)了(le)？

    Why is your phone switched off?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)昨晚(zuówǎn)没(méi)充电(chōngdiàn)，所以(suǒyǐ)关机(guānjī)了(le)。

    I did not charge it last night, so it turned off.

  3. Liangliang

    所以(suǒyǐ)你(nǐ)一天(yītiān)都(dōu)没(méi)看(kàn)消息(xiāoxi)？

    So you have not looked at messages all day?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)什么(shénme)都(dōu)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)。

    Right, so I know nothing.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)今天(jīntiān)放假(fàngjià)吗(ma)？

    Then do you know today is a day off?

  6. Dengdeng

    不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)来(lái)上班(shàngbān)了(le)！

    No, so I came to work!

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2 examples
01

因(yīn)为(wèi)闹(nào)铃(líng)没(méi)有(yǒu)响(xiǎng)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)我(wǒ)继(jì)续(xù)睡(shuì)下(xià)去(qù)了(le)。

I overslept because my alarm didn't go off.

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

02

他(tā)生(shēng)病(bìng)了(le)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)今(jīn)天(tiān)没(méi)来(lái)上(shàng)课(kè)。

He was sick, so he didn't come to class today.

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所
suǒ

place; measure word for houses, institutions etc

以
yǐ

to use; by means of

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