之所以

On the HSK 6 vocabulary list, at CEFR level B2.

zhīsuǒyǐ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ

    • (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
    • Example: 我之所以讨厌他 wǒzhīsuǒyǐtǎoyàntā "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"

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