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之所以
zhī suǒ yǐzhi1 suo3 yi3
HSK 3.0 · 7freq #3,256c
释义Meanings
  1. 1.(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
  2. 2.Example: 我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
汉字Characters
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
radical: 丿
decomp: ⿱丶？
suǒ
place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
radical: 户
decomp: ⿰户斤
yǐ
according to; so as to; because of; then
radical: 人
decomp: ⿰？人
例句Examples
  • 他们之所以没有游泳，就因为天气很冷。
    tāmen zhīsuǒyǐ méiyǒu yóuyǒng ， jiù yīnwèi tiānqì hěn lěng 。
    The reason they do not swim, because the weather was cold.
    HSK ≤ 7
  • 奇迹之所以为奇迹是因为从来都没有发生过。
    qíjì zhīsuǒyǐ wei qíjì shìyīnwèi cónglái dōu méiyǒu fāshēng guò 。
    The reason why is because a miracle is a miracle never happened.
    HSK ≤ 7
  • 我们罢工之所以是因为公司没有涨我们的工资。
    wǒmen bàgōng zhīsuǒyǐ shìyīnwèi gōngsī méiyǒu zhǎng wǒmen de gōngzī 。
    The reason why we're on strike because the company has not improved our wages.
    HSK ≤ 7