所以 suǒyǐ
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suǒyǐ
conjunction
therefore; as a result; so
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Correlative 关联词
Notes: This conjunction is often used as a connecting word in the main clause of subordinate complex sentences. It is often used in the pattern 因为…，所以… to express cause and effect (CC-CEDICT '所以'; Guoyu '所以'; Sun 2006, loc. 2053). -
suǒyǐ
phrase
that by which
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In Literary Chinese this phrase is composed of two characters, in contrast with the single word 'therefore' in modern Chinese (Guoyu '所以' 2; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 50). -
suǒyǐ
pronoun
how; why
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 何以 (CC-CEDICT '所以'; Guoyu '所以' 3) -
suǒyǐ
noun
cause; reason; kāraṇa
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: kāraṇa (BCSD '所以', p. 524; MW 'kāraṇa')
Contained in
- 所以者何 Why is that?
Also contained in
知其然而不知其所以然 、 所以然 、 不知所以 、 之所以 、 忘乎所以
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
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