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* 汉字 太 难 了 , <em>所以</em> 我 不 想 学 。 <span class="pinyin">Hànzì tài nán le, <em>suǒyǐ</em> wǒ bù xiǎng xué.</span> <span class="trans">Chinese characters are too hard, so I don't want to study them.</span> | * 汉字 太 难 了 , <em>所以</em> 我 不 想 学 。 <span class="pinyin">Hànzì tài nán le, <em>suǒyǐ</em> wǒ bù xiǎng xué.</span> <span class="trans">Chinese characters are too hard, so I don't want to study them.</span> | ||
* 她 很 漂亮 , <em>所以</em> 很 多 男孩子 喜欢 她 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā hěn piàoliang, <em>suǒyǐ</em> hěn duō nánháizi xǐhuan tā.</span> <span class="trans">She is beautiful, so a lot of boys like her.</span> | * 她 很 漂亮 , <em>所以</em> 很 多 男孩子 喜欢 她 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā hěn piàoliang, <em>suǒyǐ</em> hěn duō nánháizi xǐhuan tā.</span> <span class="trans">She is beautiful, so a lot of boys like her.</span> | ||
− | * 我 很 | + | * 我 很 想 去 美国, <em>所以</em> 我 要 学 好 英文。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ hěn xiǎng qù Měiguó, <em>suǒyǐ</em> wǒ yào xué hǎo Yīngwén.</span> <span class="trans">I want to go to America, so I want to study English well.</span> |
− | * 上 个 周末 天气 不 好 , <em>所以</em> 我 | + | * 上 个 周末 天气 不 好 , <em>所以</em> 我 没 去 公园 。 <span class="pinyin">Shàng gè zhōumò tiānqì bù hǎo, <em>suǒyǐ</em> wǒ méi qù gōngyuán.</span> <span class="trans">Last weekend the weather was bad, so I didn't go to the park.</span> |
− | * 他 | + | * 老师 很 累, <em>所以</em> 要 多 休息。 <span class="pinyin">Lǎoshī hěnlèi, <em>suǒyǐ</em> yào xiūxī.</span> <span class="trans">The teacher is tired so she needs to rest more.</span> |
+ | * 他 找到 工作 了 , <em>所以</em> 他 很 高兴 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā zhǎo dào gōngzuò le, <em>suǒyǐ</em> tā hěn gāoxìng.</span> <span class="trans">He found a job so he's happy.</span> | ||
+ | * 太 忙 了 , <em>所以</em> 没有 给 你 打 电话 。 <span class="pinyin">Tài máng le, <em>suǒyǐ</em> méiyǒu gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.</span> <span class="trans">I was very busy, so I didn't give you a call.</span> | ||
* 你 的 口语 不 太 好 , <em>所以</em> 你 要 多 说 。 <span class="pinyin">Nǐ de kǒu yǔ bù tài hǎo, <em>suǒyǐ</em> nǐ yào duō shuō.</span> <span class="trans">Your spoken Chinese is not so good, so you need to speak more.</span> | * 你 的 口语 不 太 好 , <em>所以</em> 你 要 多 说 。 <span class="pinyin">Nǐ de kǒu yǔ bù tài hǎo, <em>suǒyǐ</em> nǐ yào duō shuō.</span> <span class="trans">Your spoken Chinese is not so good, so you need to speak more.</span> | ||
* 我们 的 公司 有 很 多 外国人 , <em>所以</em> 我们 说 英文 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒmen de gōngsī yǒu hěn duō wàiguórén, <em>suǒyǐ</em> wǒmen shuō Yīngwén.</span> <span class="trans">There are a lot of foreigners in our company, so we speak English.</span> | * 我们 的 公司 有 很 多 外国人 , <em>所以</em> 我们 说 英文 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒmen de gōngsī yǒu hěn duō wàiguórén, <em>suǒyǐ</em> wǒmen shuō Yīngwén.</span> <span class="trans">There are a lot of foreigners in our company, so we speak English.</span> | ||
− | * | + | * 他 要 结婚 了, <em>所以</em> 有点 忙。 <span class="pinyin"> Tā yào jiéhūn le, <em>suǒyǐ</em> yǒudiǎn máng.</span> <span class="trans">He is getting married so he's been a little too busy.</span> |
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Revision as of 07:35, 25 September 2015
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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
Just as 因为 (yīnwèi) can be used to explain causes, 所以 (suǒyǐ) can be used to explain results. This is the equivalent of "so therefore. . ." in English.
Structure
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 (yīnwèi). This structure is more informal.
Reason ,所以 + Result
Examples
- 汉字 太 难 了 , 所以 我 不 想 学 。 Chinese characters are too hard, so I don't want to study them.
- 她 很 漂亮 , 所以 很 多 男孩子 喜欢 她 。 She is beautiful, so a lot of boys like her.
- 我 很 想 去 美国, 所以 我 要 学 好 英文。 I want to go to America, so I want to study English well.
- 上 个 周末 天气 不 好 , 所以 我 没 去 公园 。 Last weekend the weather was bad, so I didn't go to the park.
- 老师 很 累, 所以 要 多 休息。 The teacher is tired so she needs to rest more.
- 他 找到 工作 了 , 所以 他 很 高兴 。 He found a job so he's happy.
- 太 忙 了 , 所以 没有 给 你 打 电话 。 I was very busy, so I didn't give you a call.
- 你 的 口语 不 太 好 , 所以 你 要 多 说 。 Your spoken Chinese is not so good, so you need to speak more.
- 我们 的 公司 有 很 多 外国人 , 所以 我们 说 英文 。 There are a lot of foreigners in our company, so we speak English.
- 他 要 结婚 了, 所以 有点 忙。 He is getting married so he's been a little too busy.