Difference between revisions of "Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi""
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* <em>因为</em> 我 饿了 ， <em>所以</em> 我 要 吃饭 。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Yīnwèi</em> wǒ è le, <em>suǒyǐ</em> wǒ yào chīfàn.</span> <span class="trans">Since I'm hungry, I will go eat.</span> | * <em>因为</em> 我 饿了 ， <em>所以</em> 我 要 吃饭 。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Yīnwèi</em> wǒ è le, <em>suǒyǐ</em> wǒ yào chīfàn.</span> <span class="trans">Since I'm hungry, I will go eat.</span> | ||
| − | * <em>因为</em> | + | * 奶奶 <em>因为</em> 太 老 了， <em>所以</em> �不能 坐 飞机。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Yīnwèi</em> nǐ chídào le, <em>suǒyǐ</em> yào shuō duìbùqǐ.</span> <span class="trans">Since you are late, you are going to say "I'm sorry".</span> |
| − | * <em>因为</em> 想 去 中国 | + | * <em>因为</em> 想 去 中国 工作， <em>所以</em> 要 学 中文 。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Yīnwèi</em> xiǎng qù Zhōngguó gōngzuò, <em>suǒyǐ</em> yào xué Zhōngwén.</span> <span class="trans">Since I want to go to China to work, I am going to study Chinese.</span> |
| − | * <em>因为</em> 我 | + | * <em>因为</em> 我 不 想 迟到， <em>所以</em> 我 应该 打车。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Yīnwèi</em> wǒ huì shuō Zhōngwén, <em>suǒyǐ</em> wǒ yào qù Zhōngguó.</span> <span class="trans">Since I can speak Chinese, I am going to go to China.</span> |
| − | * <em>因为</em> 没有 钱 ， <em>所以</em> | + | * <em>因为</em> 他 没有 钱 ， <em>所以</em> �找 不 到 女朋友 。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Yīnwèi</em> méiyǒu qián, <em>suǒyǐ</em> méiyǒu nǚpéngyou.</span> <span class="trans">I don't have any money, so I don't have a girlfriend.</span> |
| − | * <em>因为</em> 很 累 ， <em>所以</em> | + | * <em>因为</em> 很 累 ， <em>所以</em> �需要 休息 。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Yīnwèi</em> hěn lèi, <em>suǒyǐ</em> xiǎng xiūxi.</span> <span class="trans">I'm very tired, so i want to rest.</span> |
* <em>因为</em> 你 不 是 我 ， <em>所以</em> 你 不 明白 。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Yīnwèi</em> nǐ bù shì wǒ, <em>suǒyǐ</em> nǐ bù míngbai.</span> <span class="trans">Since you aren't me, you don't understand.</span> | * <em>因为</em> 你 不 是 我 ， <em>所以</em> 你 不 明白 。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Yīnwèi</em> nǐ bù shì wǒ, <em>suǒyǐ</em> nǐ bù míngbai.</span> <span class="trans">Since you aren't me, you don't understand.</span> | ||
| − | * <em>因为</em> | + | * <em>因为</em> 老板 今天 不 在， <em>所以</em> 请 你 明天 来。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Yīnwèi</em> tā bù zài zhèlǐ, <em>suǒyǐ</em> wǒ gěi tā dǎdiànhuà.</span> <span class="trans">Since he isn't here, I called him.</span> |
| − | * <em>因为</em> | + | * <em>因为</em> �他爸爸 死了， <em>所以</em> 他 很 难过。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Yīnwèi</em> nǐ méi lái, <em>suǒyǐ</em> tā hěn bù gāoxìng.</span> <span class="trans">You didn't come, so he is very unhappy.</span> |
| − | * <em>因为</em> | + | * <em>因为</em> 太忙， <em>所以</em> 我们 中午 都 没有 时间 去 吃饭。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Yīnwèi</em> tài rè, <em>suǒyǐ</em> wǒ yào hē bīng kělè.</span> <span class="trans">It's too hot, so I'm going to drink some iced Coke.</span> |
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Revision as of 07:25, 4 November 2015
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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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Keywords
You will often come across “因为 (yīnwèi)... , 所以 (suǒyǐ)..." in written Chinese as well as spoken Chinese. This grammar point will make your Chinese much more intricate.
Structure
"因为 (yīnwèi)... , 所以 (suǒyǐ)..." are used to indicate cause and effect. They are often thought of as being: "Since ___ happened, so ___ happened."
因为 + Cause , 所以 + Effect
This expresses that because of cause, therefore there is a result. It is quite common for 因为 (yīnwèi) to be shortened to just 为 (wèi).
Examples
- 因为 我 饿了 ， 所以 我 要 吃饭 。 Since I'm hungry, I will go eat.
- 奶奶 因为 太 老 了， 所以 �不能 坐 飞机。 Since you are late, you are going to say "I'm sorry".
- 因为 想 去 中国 工作， 所以 要 学 中文 。 Since I want to go to China to work, I am going to study Chinese.
- 因为 我 不 想 迟到， 所以 我 应该 打车。 Since I can speak Chinese, I am going to go to China.
- 因为 他 没有 钱 ， 所以 �找 不 到 女朋友 。 I don't have any money, so I don't have a girlfriend.
- 因为 很 累 ， 所以 �需要 休息 。 I'm very tired, so i want to rest.
- 因为 你 不 是 我 ， 所以 你 不 明白 。 Since you aren't me, you don't understand.
- 因为 老板 今天 不 在， 所以 请 你 明天 来。 Since he isn't here, I called him.
- 因为 �他爸爸 死了， 所以 他 很 难过。 You didn't come, so he is very unhappy.
- 因为 太忙， 所以 我们 中午 都 没有 时间 去 吃饭。 It's too 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 (p. 79) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (p. 108) →buy
Websites
- Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: How to use 因为 and 由于
