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The Chinese word suoyi - 所以 - suǒyǐ
(so in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
suǒyǐ
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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: In this special case, one of the tones is pronounced differently than the (written) Pinyin phonetic transcription indicates. This phenomenon is called Tone sandhi.
English translations
so,
therefore, consequently
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of suǒyǐ are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 所以 ( suoyi / suǒyǐ ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo ganmao le, suoyi mei qu shangban.
Wǒ gǎnmào le, suǒyǐ méi qù shàngbān.– English translation: I have a cold, so I didn't go to work.
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that which | because of
所以 ( suoyi / suǒyǐ ) belongs to the 50 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 44)
所以 ( suoyi / suǒyǐ ) belongs to the 50 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 44)
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