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#REDIRECT [[Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"]]
 
 
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 "because . . ., so therefore. . ." in English.
 
 
 
== Structure ==
 
 
 
This structure is a simple statement of "cause and effect".
 
 
 
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因为 + Reason ,所以 + Result
 
 
 
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== Examples ==
 
 
 
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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>
 
* 他 喝 了 几 瓶 啤酒,<em>所以</em> 他 比较 高兴。<span class="trans">He drank a few bottles of beer, so he's happier.</span>
 
* 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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==See also==
 
*[[Explaining causes with "yinwei"]]
 
*[[Cause and Effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"]]
 
*[["Then…" with "name"]]
 
 
 
== Sources and further reading ==
 
 
 
=== Books ===
 
 
 
* [[Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)]] (pp. 271) [http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B004WA6JSQ/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ →buy]
 
 
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]
 
{{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}}
 
{{Rel char|以}}
 
{{Similar|Explaining causes with "yinwei"}}
 
{{Similar|Cause and Effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"}}
 
{{Similar|"Then…" with "name"}}
 
{{Used for|Indicating cause and effect}}
 
{{POS|Conjunctions}}
 

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