Difference between revisions of "Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi""
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| − | *<em>因为</em> | + | * <em>因为</em> 我 饿了，<em>所以</em> 我 要 吃饭。 |
| − | *<em>因为</em> | + | * <em>因为</em> 你 迟到 了，<em>所以</em> 要 说 “对不起”。 |
| − | *<em>因为</em> | + | * <em>因为</em> 想 去 中国，<em>所以</em>要 学 中文。 |
| + | * <em>因为</em> 我 会 中文，<em>所以</em> 我 要 去 中国。 | ||
| + | * <em>因为</em> 没有 钱，<em>所以</em> 没有 女朋友。 | ||
| + | * <em>因为</em> 很 累，<em>所以</em> 想 休息。 | ||
| + | * <em>因为</em> 你 不 是 我，<em>所以</em> 你 不 明白。 | ||
| + | * <em>因为</em> 他 不 在 这里，<em>所以</em> 我 给 他 打 电话。<span class="trans">Since he isn't here, I called him.</span> | ||
| + | * <em>因为</em> 你 没 来，<em>所以</em> 他 很 不 高兴。<span class="trans"></span> | ||
| + | * <em>因为</em> 太 热，<em>所以</em> 我 要 喝 冰 可乐。<span class="trans">It's too hot, so I'm going to drink some iced Coke.</span> | ||
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* Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0201.html How to use 因为 and 由于] | * Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0201.html How to use 因为 and 由于] | ||
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Revision as of 08:10, 7 January 2014
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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
You will often come across “因为 (yīnwèi)... 所以 (suǒyǐ)..." in written Chinese as well as spoken Chinese. Better get used to it!
Structure
"因为 ... 所以 ..." 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 to be shortened to just 为.
Examples
- 因为 我 饿了，所以 我 要 吃饭。
- 因为 你 迟到 了，所以 要 说 “对不起”。
- 因为 想 去 中国，所以要 学 中文。
- 因为 我 会 中文，所以 我 要 去 中国。
- 因为 没有 钱，所以 没有 女朋友。
- 因为 很 累，所以 想 休息。
- 因为 你 不 是 我，所以 你 不 明白。
- 因为 他 不 在 这里，所以 我 给 他 打 电话。Since he isn't here, I called him.
- 因为 你 没 来，所以 他 很 不 高兴。
- 因为 太 热，所以 我 要 喝 冰 可乐。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 (pp. 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
