Chinese word
之所以
zhī suǒ yǐ
(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
- Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wo3 zhi1 suo3 yi3 tao3 yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
Characters in this word
之zhī3 strokesmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase所suǒ8 strokesplace, location以yǐ4 strokesaccording to
Common words: 之 · 所 · 以
Words
Words with the same first character
之后zhī hòuafter; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then之间zhī jiān(after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form express…之前zhī qiánbefore; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand之一zhī yīone of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)之中zhī zhōnginside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during之外zhī wàioutside; excluding之下zhī xiàunder; beneath; less than之类zhī lèiand so on; and such