Explaining results with "suoyi"
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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 equivalent to "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. 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.
- 他 喝 了 几 瓶 啤酒，所以 他 比较 高兴。He drank a few bottles of beer, so he's happier.
- 我 生病 了，所以 不 能 上课。I'm sick, so I can't come to class.
- 他的女朋友下个星期过生日，所以他今天要去买礼物。 His girlfriend‘s birthday is next week, so he is going to buy her a present today.
- 上周末天气不好，所以 我没有去公园。Last weekend the weather was bad, so I didn't go to the park.
- 你的汉语口语不太好，所以你要多说多练。 Your spoken Chinese is not so good, so you need to practice speaking as much as possible.
- 我们的公司是外企，所以 公司的里有很多外国人。Our company is a foreign one, so there are a lot of foreigners here.
- 明天是周末，所以我可以好好休息了。 Tomorrow is the weekend, so I can have a good rest.
- 我的老师对我很严格，所以 他每天都给我很多作业。My teacher is very strict with me, so he gives me a lot of homework everyday.
- 上周我不在上海，所以 你的信我没有收到。I was not in Shanghai last week, so I didn't receive your letter.
