A2 · Grammar reference · ASGTDUJO
Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"
You will often come across 因为⋯⋯所以⋯⋯ (yīnwèi... suǒyǐ...) in both written and spoken Chinese. This pattern will give your Chinese a clear logical structure, and can help make you more persuasive.
- Keywords
- 因为 · 所以 · 以 · because · so · therefore
- Used for
- Expressing result · Indicating cause and effect · Sequencing events in time
- Classification
- HSK2
Examples (15)
他学得很快，因为他很聪明。
我爱吃四川菜，因为很辣。
我在学习中文，因为我想去中国。
我不喜欢她，因为她不友好。
今天我们很忙，因为有很多工作。
汉字太难了，所以我不想学。
她很漂亮，所以很多男孩喜欢她。
他找到工作了，所以很高兴。
我太忙了，所以没有时间给你打电话。
我们公司有很多外国人，所以我们要说英文。
因为我有一个中国女朋友，所以我要学中文。
因为他生病了，所以没去上课。
因为我很累，所以要休息。
因为太远了，所以我不想去。
因为太忙，所以我们没有时间吃中饭。
Further resources
Learn from another explanation
- A short beginner video with the core word order and slow spoken examples.
- An elementary dialogue that puts 为什么 and 因为 into a memorable family conversation.
- A direct written explanation with simplified, traditional, pinyin, and translated examples.
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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