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之所以

zhī suǒ yǐ
(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P

Individual characters

之zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)
HSK 4
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所suǒ · actually, place
HSK 5
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以yǐ · to use as, according to, because of
HSK 4
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Grammar Points

HSK 5
Stating the effect before the cause
之所以…是因为

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