之所以(zhī suǒ yǐ): (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
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(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
Character breakdown
3 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 之所以 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
我之所以做这件事，是因为我喜欢。
wǒ zhī suǒ yǐ zuò zhè jiàn shì shì yīn wèi wǒ xǐ huan
I do it because I like it.
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