Difference between revisions of "Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi""

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=== Books ===
 
=== Books ===
  
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108 Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide] (pp. 272 - 274)
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* [[Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide]] (pp. 272 - 274) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108 →buy]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933330899/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1933330899 Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar →buy] (pp. 79)
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* [[Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar]] (pp. 79) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933330899/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1933330899 →buy]  
  
  
 
[[Category:B1 grammar points]]
 
[[Category:B1 grammar points]]

Revision as of 09:10, 28 December 2011

"因为 ... 所以 ..." (yīnwéi ... suóyǐ ...) are used to indicate cause and effect. Here's the basic structure:

因为 + Cause + 所以 + Effect

This expresses that because of cause, therefore there is a result.

Here are some examples:

  • 因为 老板 不 在 这里,所以 我 给 他 打 电话。
  • 因为 去 北京 学习 中文,所以 你 现在 说 中文 很 流利。
  • 因为 天气 太 热,所以 我 要 喝 冰 可乐。

See also

Sources and further reading

Books