之所以 (zhī suǒ yǐ): the reason why

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HSK 6conjunction

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(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 zhi1 suo3 yi3 tao3 yan4 ta1] ""the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"""

表示原因或理由，常用来引出事情发生的原因。通常用在“之所以……是因为……”的句式中，先说结果，再说明原因。例如：他之所以迟到，是因为路上堵车。意思是“他迟到的原因是路上堵车”。

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actually

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to use

The reason he can speak Chinese fluently is that he practices for two hours every day.

The reason this restaurant is popular is that its food is both cheap and delicious.

The reason I choose to take the subway to work is that there won't be traffic jams on the way.

The reason she didn't come to the party is that she suddenly got sick.

The reason we decided to postpone the trip is that the weather forecast says there will be heavy rain on the weekend.

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