所以

suǒ yǐ · suo yi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. therefore
  2. as a result
  3. so
  4. the reason why

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2 examples
01

因(yīn)为(wèi)闹(nào)铃(líng)没(méi)有(yǒu)响(xiǎng),所(suǒ)以(yǐ)我(wǒ)继(jì)续(xù)睡(shuì)下(xià)去(qù)了(le)。

I overslept because my alarm didn't go off.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)生(shēng)病(bìng)了(le),所(suǒ)以(yǐ)今(jīn)天(tiān)没(méi)来(lái)上(shàng)课(kè)。

He was sick, so he didn't come to class today.

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