之所以

zhī suǒ yǐ

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Conjunction

Definition

  1. (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
  2. Example: 我之所以討厭他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"

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Example

他之所以成功,是因為很努力。

The reason he succeeded is that he worked hard.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).