之所以

zhīsuǒyǐ
conjunction HSK 7-9 #3,610

Meanings

  1. 1 the reason why
  2. 2 the reason that

Examples

HSK 4
Wǒ zhīsuǒyǐ chídào, shì yīnwèi lùshang dǔchē le.
The reason I was late is that there was a traffic jam.
HSK 6
Tā zhīsuǒyǐ chénggōng, shì yīnwèi tā cóngbù fàngqì.
The reason he succeeded is that he never gave up.

Tips

grammar
之所以...是因为... is a fixed pattern meaning 'the reason ... is because ...'. 之所以 introduces the result, 是因为 introduces the cause. The cause-effect order is reversed compared to 因为...所以...

Stroke Order

zhī
suǒ