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之所以

zhīsuǒyǐ

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

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Meaning of 之所以 in English

zhīsuǒyǐHSK 6conjunctionSyllabus #5299
  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[wo3 zhi1 suo3 yi3 tao3 yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"

Characters

之 on its own →
zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalen

HSK words with 之

之HSK 4之后HSK 4之间HSK 4之前HSK 4之中HSK 4总之HSK 5反之HSK 7–9加之HSK 7–9之际HSK 7–9不正之风HSK 7–9
所 on its own →
suǒ · classifier for houses, small buildings,

HSK words with 所

所以HSK 2厕所HSK 4所有HSK 4所HSK 5场所HSK 5派出所HSK 5无所谓HSK 6众所周知HSK 6所属HSK 7–9所谓HSK 7–9
以 on its own →
yǐ · by means of

HSK words with 以

可以HSK 1所以HSK 2以后HSK 3以前HSK 3以上HSK 3以外HSK 3以为HSK 3以下HSK 3以内HSK 4以HSK 5

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