Difference between revisions of "Explaining results with "suoyi""
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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 | + | * 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 饿 , <em>所以</em> 我 要 吃饭 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ hěn è, <em>suǒyǐ</em> wǒ yào chīfàn.</span> <span class="trans">I am hungry, so I want to eat.</span> | * 我 很 饿 , <em>所以</em> 我 要 吃饭 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ hěn è, <em>suǒyǐ</em> wǒ yào chīfàn.</span> <span class="trans">I am hungry, so I want to eat.</span> | ||
* 上 个 周末 天气 不 好 , <em>所以</em> 我 没有 去 公园 。 <span class="pinyin">Shàng gè zhōumò tiānqì bù hǎo, <em>suǒyǐ</em> wǒ méiyǒu qù gōngyuán.</span> <span class="trans">Last weekend the weather was bad, so I didn't go to the park.</span> | * 上 个 周末 天气 不 好 , <em>所以</em> 我 没有 去 公园 。 <span class="pinyin">Shàng gè zhōumò tiānqì bù hǎo, <em>suǒyǐ</em> wǒ méiyǒu qù gōngyuán.</span> <span class="trans">Last weekend the weather was bad, so I didn't go to the park.</span> |
Revision as of 09:04, 13 August 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 饿 , 所以 我 要 吃饭 。 I am hungry, so I want to eat.
- 上 个 周末 天气 不 好 , 所以 我 没有 去 公园 。 Last weekend the weather was bad, so I didn't go to the park.
- 他 喝 酒 了 , 所以 他 高兴 。 He drank alcohol, so he's happy.
- 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.
- 明天 是 周末 , 所以我 可以 休息 。 Tomorrow is the weekend, so I can rest.
- 我 很 想 去 中国 , 所以 我 要 学习 中文 。 I want to go to China, so I want to study Chinese.
- 太 忙 了 , 所以 没有 给 你 打 电话 。 I was very busy, so I didn't give you a call.