Difference between revisions of "Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi""
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| − | *<em>因为</em> 老板 不 在 这里，<em>所以</em> 我 给 他 打 电话。 | + | *<em>因为</em> 老板 不 在 这里，<em>所以</em> 我 给 他 打 电话。<span class="trans">Since the boss isn't here, I called him.</span> |
| − | *<em>因为</em> 去 北京 学习 中文 了，<em>所以</em> 你 现在 说 中文 很 流利。 | + | *<em>因为</em> 去 北京 学习 中文 了，<em>所以</em> 你 现在 说 中文 很 流利。<span class="trans">He went to Beijing to study Chinese, so now he speaks Chinese fluently.</span> |
| − | *<em>因为</em> 天气 太 热，<em>所以</em> 我 要 喝 冰 可乐。 | + | *<em>因为</em> 天气 太 热，<em>所以</em> 我 要 喝 冰 可乐。<span class="trans">The weather is really hot, so I'm going to drink some iced Coke.</span> |
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Revision as of 08:54, 4 June 2013
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Level
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Similar to
- Expressing "as a result" with "jieguo" (B1)
- Expressing "then…" with "name" (B1)
- Expressing "since" with "jiran" (B2)
- Expressing "therefore" with "yinci" (B2)
- Stating the effect before the cause (B2)
- Express an action and its effect by using "tongguo… shi" (C1)
- Using "because" with "er" to indicate effect (C1)
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Used for
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Keywords
You will often come across “因为 ... 所以 ..." in written Chinese as well as spoken Chinese. Better get used to it!
Structure
"因为 ... 所以 ..." (yīnwéi ... suóyǐ ...) are used to indicate cause and effect.
因为 + Cause + 所以 + Effect
This expresses that because of cause, therefore there is a result.
Examples
- 因为 老板 不 在 这里，所以 我 给 他 打 电话。Since the boss isn't here, I called him.
- 因为 去 北京 学习 中文 了，所以 你 现在 说 中文 很 流利。He went to Beijing to study Chinese, so now he speaks Chinese fluently.
- 因为 天气 太 热，所以 我 要 喝 冰 可乐。The weather is really hot, so I'm going to drink some iced Coke.
See also
- Explaining results with "suoyi"
- Stating the Effect before the Cause (advanced article)
Sources and further reading
Books
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 272-4) →buy
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 79) →buy
