之所以
之所以 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5
- (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
- Example: 我之所以讨厌他 (我之所以討厭他) "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 之 (1 of 3) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
Character breakdown
Example sentences
- 他们之所以没有游泳，就因为天气很冷。 They didn't swim because it was cold.
- 我们罢工之所以是因为公司没有涨我们的工资。 The reason we're on strike is that the company hasn't improved our wages.
- 我們之所以罷工是因為公司沒有改善我們的工資。 We're on strike because the company hasn't improved our wages.
- 迷信之所以存在，是因為人無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.
- 我们之所以爱自然——其原由之一，至少是由于它不像我们人那样既嫉妒又欺骗。 One of the reasons that we love nature is that, unlike ourselves, nature is not envious or deceitful.
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