Difference between revisions of "Explaining results with "suoyi""

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* 她 很 漂亮,<em>所以</em> 很 多 男孩 喜欢 她。<span class="pinyin">Tā hěn piàoliang, <em>suǒyǐ</em> hěn duō nánhái 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 喜欢 她。<span class="pinyin">Tā hěn piàoliang, <em>suǒyǐ</em> hěn duō nánhái xǐhuan tā. </span> <span class="trans">She is beautiful, so a lot of boys like her. </span>
 
* 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>
 
* 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 没 去 公园。<span class="pinyin">Shàng ge 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>
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* 上 个 周末 空气 不 好,<em>所以</em> 我 没 出去。<span class="pinyin">Shàng ge zhōumò kōngqì bù hǎo, <em>suǒyǐ</em> wǒ méi chūqù. </span> <span class="trans">Last weekend the air was bad, so I didn't go out. </span>
 
* 老师 很 累,<em>所以</em> 要 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. </span>
 
* 老师 很 累,<em>所以</em> 要 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. </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>
 
* 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>

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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。Hànzì tài nán le, suǒyǐ wǒ bù xiǎng xué. Chinese characters are too hard, so I don't want to study them.
  • 她 很 漂亮,所以 很 多 男孩 喜欢 她。Tā hěn piàoliang, suǒyǐ hěn duō nánhái xǐhuan tā. She is beautiful, so a lot of boys like her.
  • 我 很 想 去 美国,所以 我 要 学 好 英文。Wǒ hěn xiǎng qù Měiguó, suǒyǐ wǒ yào xué hǎo Yīngwén. I want to go to America, so I want to study English well.
  • 上 个 周末 空气 不 好,所以 我 没 出去。Shàng ge zhōumò kōngqì bù hǎo, suǒyǐ wǒ méi chūqù. Last weekend the air was bad, so I didn't go out.
  • 老师 很 累,所以 要 休息。Lǎoshī hěnlèi, suǒyǐ yào xiūxī. The teacher is tired so she needs to rest.
  • 他 找到 工作 了 , 所以 他 很 高兴。Tā zhǎo dào gōngzuò le, suǒyǐ tā hěn gāoxìng. He found a job so he's happy.
  • 太 忙 了,所以 没有 给 你 打 电话。Tài máng le, suǒyǐ méiyǒu gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà. 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。Nǐ de kǒu yǔ bù tài hǎo, suǒyǐ nǐ yào duō shuō. Your spoken Chinese is not so good, so you need to speak more.
  • 我们 公司 有 很 多 外国人,所以 我们 说 英文。Wǒmen gōngsī yǒu hěn duō wàiguórén, suǒyǐ wǒmen shuō Yīngwén. There are a lot of foreigners in our company, so we speak English.
  • 他 要 结婚 了, 所以 有点 忙。 Tā yào jiéhūn le, suǒyǐ yǒudiǎn máng. He is getting married so he's been a little too busy.


See also

Sources and further reading

Books

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