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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

之所以

zhīsuǒyǐ

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

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.

(conjunction) the reason why

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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.