之所以 in English zhi1 suo3 yi3 Meaning

Meanings

  • (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
  • Example: 我之所以討厭他|我之所以讨厌他[wo3 zhi1 suo3 yi3 tao3 yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"

Simplified Characters

之 所 以

Traditional Characters

之 所 以

Pinyin

zhi1 suo3 yi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 所suo3actually 以yi3old variant of 以[yi3]