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之所以
zhīsuǒyǐ
1. the reason why
Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown

之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4 3 丶
所
suǒ
place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
HSK 2 8 丶
以
yǐ
according to; so as to; because of; then
HSK 2 4 丶

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
4,450 of 84,292