# 之所以 (zhīsuǒyǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 之所以 (zhīsuǒyǐ) means “(conjunction) the reason why”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (conjunction) the reason why
- Pinyin: zhīsuǒyǐ (zhi1 suo3 yi3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他之所以迟到，是因为堵车。
  Tā zhīsuǒyǐ chídào, shì yīnwèi dǔchē.
  The reason why he was late is because of traffic.

## Characters

- [之](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-possessive-marker/) (zhī): (particle) possessive marker; him, her, it
- [所](https://hanziro.com/word/suo-place/) (suǒ): place; (measure word) for buildings
- [以](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-with-by-means/) (yǐ): (prep.) with, by means of; in order to

https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-suo-yi-reason-why/

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