之所以
ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ
“used before a clause to introduce the reason or cause; the reason why”
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之
ㄓ
Possessive particle, similar to 的; pronoun for him, her, it, them; verb meaning to go; preposition indicating location or relation.
所
ㄙㄨㄛˇ
Place or location; classifier for buildings or institutions; particle introducing a relative clause or passive construction; that which.
以
ㄧˇ
to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; to consider as; to lead; to be able to; to make
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 可以ㄎㄜˇ ㄧˇcan; may; to be able to; to be possible; not bad; pretty good
- 所以ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇtherefore; so; as a result; the reason why; used for; why
- 之後ㄓ ㄏㄡˋafter; afterwards; since then; later; from that time on.
- 以及ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˊand; as well as; used to connect parallel words or phrases.
- 所有ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˇall; every; the whole of; to own; to possess; to have
- 之間ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢbetween; among; amid; used after nouns or certain bisyllabic words to indicate a short period of time
- 之前ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊbefore; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand; earlier than a given time.
- 以上ㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋmore than a stated amount or level; above a certain point; the foregoing; used to conclude remarks
- 以後ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋafter; later; afterwards; from now on; in the future.
- 以前ㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊbefore; previously; in the past; ago; formerly
- 以為ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˋto think; to believe (often mistakenly); to take for; to consider as.
- 所謂ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋwhat is meant by the expression; what is referred to as; (derog.) so-called