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所以 (suǒ yǐ): Therefore (Conjunction) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 2
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所 • suǒ • [2nd syllable of many places]; [measure word for houses, buildings, institutions] • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
suǒ所

[2nd syllable of many places]; [measure word for houses, buildings, institutions]

以 • yǐ • with; by means of; in order to • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
yǐ以

with; by means of; in order to

Word Info

Pinyinsuǒ yǐ
Meaningtherefore
Characters2
SyntaxConjunction
4.

Example Sentences with 所以

zuó昨
tiān天
tiān天
qì气
hěn很
hǎo好
,
suǒ所
yǐ以
wǒ我
men们
jué决
dìng定
qù去
pá爬
shān山
。
The weather was very nice yesterday, so we decided to go hiking.
jīn今
tiān天
xià下
yǔ雨
,
suǒ所
yǐ以
wǒ我
méi
tiān天
qì气
yù预
bào报
shuō说
xià下
wǔ午
huì会
xià下
xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
xū需
yào要
chōng充
zú足
de的
shuì
jǐn尽
guǎn管
tā他
jīng经
yàn验
fēng丰
fù富
,
dàn但

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 所以.

Words with 所
  • 厕所cè suǒtoilets; lavatory
  • 所有suǒ yǒuall
  • 无所谓wú suǒ wèito be indifferent
  • 派出所pài chū suǒpolice station; local police substation
  • 场所chǎng suǒplace; site; lieu
  • 之所以zhī suǒ yǐ(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
  • 众所周知zhòng suǒ zhōu zhīas everyone knows
  • 力所能及lì suǒ néng jído everything in one's power
Words with 以
  • 可以kě yǐcan; may
  • 以上yǐ shàngthat level or higher
  • 以下yǐ xiàthat level or lower
  • 以前yǐ qiánbefore
没
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
。
It's raining today, therefore I didn't go to the park.
yǔ雨
,
suǒ所
yǐ以
chū出
mén门
jì记
de得
dài带
sǎn伞
。
The weather forecast says it will rain in the afternoon, so remember to bring an umbrella when you go out.
睡
mián眠
,
suǒ所
yǐ以
yīng应
gāi该
zǎo早
diǎn点
shuì睡
jiào觉
。
Children need sufficient sleep, so they should go to bed early.
quē缺
fá乏
bì必
yào要
de的
zhèng证
shū书
,
suǒ所
yǐ以
bú不
jù具
bèi备
zhí执
yè业
zī资
gé格
。
Although he has extensive experience, he lacks the necessary certificates and therefore does not possess the qualification to practice.
以后
yǐ hòu
after
  • 以外yǐ wàiapart from
  • 以为yǐ wéithink; feel; reckon
  • 以内yǐ nèiwithin