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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 之所以
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 之所以 | zhī suǒ yǐ | - (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 zhi1suo3yi3 tao3yan4 ta1] "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)" |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 7 | 3,610 | 2,904 | 3,985 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 之 | zhī | - (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) - him - her - it |
| 所 | suǒ | - actually - place - classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc - that which - particle introducing a relative clause or passive - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 以 | yǐ | - abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4] |
| 以 | yǐ | - to use - by means of - according to - in order to - because of - at (a certain date or place) |
| 以 | yǐ | - old variant of 以[yi3] |
| 以 | yǐ | - old variant of 以[yi3] |
Other Words Containing 之所以
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 之所以 | - | 7 | 3,610 | 2,904 | 3,985 |