What does 之所以 mean in Chinese?
之所以 (zhīsuǒyǐ) means (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
之所以
(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
02
Example: 我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is...)"
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 之所以
How do you pronounce 之所以?
之所以 is pronounced zhīsuǒyǐ.
Is 之所以 an HSK word?
之所以 is on the HSK 6 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 之所以?
之所以 is used as a 连词 (conjunction) in Chinese.
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