之所以 meaning in English
(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wo3 zhi1 suo3 yi3 tao3 yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
Meaning of 之所以
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zhīsuǒyǐ
- (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
- Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wo3 zhi1 suo3 yi3 tao3 yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
之所以 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他们之所以没有游泳，就因为天气很冷。
They didn't swim because it was cold.
我们之所以罢工是因为公司没有改善我们的工资。
We're on strike because the company hasn't improved our wages.
迷信之所以存在，是因为人无法接受巧合只是巧合而已。
Superstitions derive from the inability of men to acknowledge that coincidences are merely coincidences.
Stroke order for each character
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之 zhī · possessive particle · 3 strokes
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所 suǒ · actually · 8 strokes
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以 yǐ · to use · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 之所以.
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can; may |
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | therefore; as a result |
| 所有 | suǒyǒu | all; to have; to possess; to own |
| 以为 | yǐwéi | to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless refe |
| 以前 | yǐqián | before; formerly |
| 以后 | yǐhòu | after; later |
| 以上 | yǐshàng | that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned |
| 以外 | yǐwài | apart from; other than |
| 以下 | yǐxià | that level or lower; that amount or less |
| 以来 | yǐlái | since (used after a specified time or event) |
| 场所 | chǎngsuǒ | location; place |
| 所长 | suǒzhǎng | what one is good at; one's strong point |
Questions about 之所以
What does 之所以 mean?
之所以 (zhīsuǒyǐ) means "(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wo3 zhi1 suo3 yi3 tao3 yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"" and is used as a conjunction.
How do you write 之所以?
之所以 is made of 3 characters: 之 (3 strokes), 所 (8 strokes), 以 (4 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 之所以 an HSK word?
Yes. 之所以 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.