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| − | Just as 因为(yīnwèi) can be used to [[Explaining causes with "yinwei"|explain causes]], 所以(suǒyǐ) can be used to explain results. This is equivalent to "so therefore. . ." in English.
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| − | == Structure ==
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| − | This structure is a simple statement of "cause and effect".This is similar to expressing [[cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"]], but it leaves out the beginning 因为. This structure is more informal.
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| − | <div class="jiegou">
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| − | Reason ，所以 + Result
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| − | == Examples ==
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| − | <div class="liju">
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| − | * 汉字 太 难 了，<em>所以</em> 我 不 想 学。<span class="trans">Chinese characters are too hard, so I don't want to study them.</span>
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| − | * 他 喝 酒 了，<em>所以</em> 他 比较 高兴。<span class="trans">He drank alcohol, so he's pretty happy.</span>
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| − | * 我 生病 了，<em>所以</em> 不 能 上课。<span class="trans">I'm sick, so I can't come to class.</span>
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| − | * 下 个 星期 是 他 女朋友 的生日，<em>所以</em>他今天要去买礼物。 <span class="trans">His girlfriend‘s birthday is next week, so he is going to buy her a present today.</span>
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| − | * 上 个 周末 天气 不 好，<em>所以</em> 我 没有 去 公园。<span class="trans">Last weekend the weather was bad, so I didn't go to the park.</span>
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| − | * 你 的 口语 不 太 好，<em>所以</em> 你 要 多 说。 <span class="trans">Your spoken Chinese is not so good, so you need to speak more.</span>
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| − | * 我们 的 公司 有 很 多 外国人，<em>所以</em> 我们 说 英文。<span class="trans">There are a lot of foreigners in our company, so we speak English here. </span>
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| − | * 明天 是 周末，<em>所以</em>我 可以 好好 休息。 <span class="trans">Tomorrow is the weekend, so I can have a good rest.</span>
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| − | * 我 很 想 去 中国，<em>所以</em> 我 要 学习 中文。<span class="trans">I want to go to China, so I want to study Chinese.</span>
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| − | * 太 忙 了，<em>所以</em> 没有 给 你 打 电话。<span class="trans">I was very busy , so didn't give you a call. </span>
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | *[[Explaining causes with "yinwei"]]
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| − | *[[Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"]]
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| − | *[["Then…" with "name"]]
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| − | == Sources and further reading ==
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| − | === Books ===
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| − | *[[New Concept Chinese (新概念汉语 初级本II)]] (p.145) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E6%96%B0%E6%A6%82%E5%BF%B5%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD/dp/B00119AGD0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347862743&sr=8-1 →buy]
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| − | * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)]] (p. 108) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385 →buy]
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| − | [[Category:A2 grammar points]]
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| − | {{Basic Grammar|所以|A2|……，所以…|我 不 学 汉字，<em>所以</em> 觉得 中文 特别 难。|grammar point|ASGY20W7}}
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| − | {{Rel char|以}}
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| − | {{Similar|Explaining causes with "yinwei"}}
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| − | {{Similar|Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"}}
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| − | {{Similar|"Then…" with "name"}}
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| − | {{Similar|"Therefore" with "yinci"}}
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| − | {{Used for|Indicating cause and effect}}
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| − | {{POS|Conjunctions}}
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| − | {{Translation|therefore}}
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| − | {{Translation|so}}
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