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 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 喜欢 她。 She is beautiful, so a lot of boys like her.
- 我 很 想 去 美国，所以 我 要 学 英文。 I want to go to America, so I want to study English.
- 上 个 周末 空气 不 好，所以 我 没 出去。 Last weekend the air was bad, so I didn't go out.
- 老师 很 累，所以 要 休息。 The teacher is tired so she needs to rest.
- 他 找到 工作 了 ， 所以 他 很 高兴。 He found a job so he's happy.
- 太 忙 了，所以 没有 给 你 打 电话。 I was very busy, so I didn't give you a call.
- 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 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.
- 他 要 结婚 了， 所以 有点 忙。 He is getting married so he's been a little too busy.
