Chinese word dictionary

所以

suǒyǐ · therefore; as a result; so; the reason why

Practice word

Word information

Simplified所以

Traditional所以

Pinyinsuǒyǐ

Part of speech连

HSK 3.02

HSK 2.02

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

所suǒ

place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause

以yǐ

according to; so as to; because of; then

How to learn 所以

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Words with the same characters

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可以kěyǐ

can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good

所suǒ

actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive

以后yǐhòu

after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future

以前yǐqián

before; formerly; previous; ago

以上yǐshàng

that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.

以外yǐwài

apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond