所以 : therefore, as a... : suǒ yǐ | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary

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所以

suǒ yǐ
therefore as a result so the reason why

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之所以

zhī suǒ yǐ
the reason why

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所以然

suǒ yǐ rán
the reason why

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忘乎所以

wàng hū suǒ yǐ
to get carried away to forget oneself
不知其所以然

bù zhī qí suǒ yǐ rán
not recognized for what it is

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不知所以

bù zhī suǒ yǐ
to not know the reason to not know what to do

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忘其所以

wàng qí suǒ yǐ
see 忘乎所以[wang4 hu1 suo3 yi3]

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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)

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