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所以suǒyǐ

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• 1) поэтому• 2) то, почемуCONJUNCTION1 [introducing a clause of result, preceded by a clause of reason or cause with or without an introductory 因为 or 由于] as a result; so; therefore天太冷, 所以我不去了。Tiān tài lěng, suǒyǐ wǒ bù qù le.It’s too cold, so I’m not going.因为熊猫是珍稀动物, 所以要尽一切努力保护它。Yīnwèi xióngmāo shì zhēnxī dòngwù, suǒyǐ yào jìn yīqiè nǔlì bǎohù tā.Pandas are very rare; therefore we should do our best to protect them.2 [between the subject and the predicate of a clause of result, followed by a clause of reason or cause introduced by 是因为 or 是由于] the reason why我们(之)所以没有去, 是因为我们得到通知太晚了。Wǒmensuǒyǐ méiyǒu qù, shì yīnwèi wǒmen dédào tōngzhī tài wǎn le.The reason why we didn’t go was that we were notified too late.3 [in the pattern 是…所以…的原因, preceded by a clause of reason or cause] that's why我和他在一起工作过两三年, 这就是我所以对他比较熟悉的原因。Wǒ hé tā zài yīqǐ gōngzuò guò liǎng sān nián, zhè jiùshì wǒ suǒyǐ duì tā bǐjiào shúxī de yuányīn.He and I have worked together for a couple of years. That’s why I know him pretty well.4 COLLOQUIALthat's just the reason; that's just the point所以呀, 要不我怎么会这么说呢？Suǒyǐ ya, yào bù wǒ zěnme huì zhème shuō ne？That’s just the point; otherwise I wouldn’t have said it.NOUNLITERARY[in certain set phrases as the object of the verb, to refer to sth. indefinite but understood]不明所以bù míng suǒ yǐnot know why it is so

Suǒyǐ Clause Reason Wǒ Bù I Result Preceded