"所以" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 所以 |  suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so / the reason why |   | |
Results beginning with 所以 | ||||
| 所以然 | suǒ yǐ rán | the reason why | | |
Approximate Results for 所以 | ||||
| 之所以 | zhī suǒ yǐ | (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 ...)" | | |
| 忘乎所以 | wàng hū suǒ yǐ | to get carried away / to forget oneself | | |
| 不知所以 | bù zhī suǒ yǐ | to not know the reason / to not know what to do | | |
| 忘其所以 | wàng qí suǒ yǐ | see 忘乎所以[wang4 hu1 suo3 yi3] | | |
| 不知其所以然 | bù zhī qí suǒ yǐ rán | not recognized for what it is | | |
| 知其然而不知其所以然 | zhī qí rán ér bù zhī qí suǒ yǐ rán | to know that it is so but not why it is so (idiom) | | |
