所以
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
所以 (suǒyǐ) · so
所以 (suǒyǐ) means “so; therefore”. It is written with 2 characters: 所 (measure word for schools, houses) + 以 (with). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 所以 is built
The characters
所 suǒ · measure word for schools, houses
What 所 is made of
- 户hù — door
- 丶 — dot
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 斤jīn — catty
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — down
Origin hint: An axe 斤 swung at a door 户 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
以 yǐ · with
What 以 is made of
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
因为下雨，所以我没去。Yīnwèi xiàyǔ, suǒyǐ wǒ méi qù.Because it rained, I didn't go.
他病了，所以没来上课。Tā bìng le, suǒyǐ méi lái shàngkè.He was sick, so he didn't come to class.
Questions about 所以
What does 所以 mean?
所以 (suǒyǐ) means “so; therefore”.
How do you pronounce 所以?
所以 is pronounced suǒyǐ.
Which HSK level is 所以?
所以 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 所有suǒyǒuall
- 场所chǎngsuǒplace
- 所长suǒzhǎngdirector
- 无所谓wúsuǒwèito not care
- 因为所以yīnwèi suǒyǐbecause…, so…
- 厕所cèsuǒtoilet
- 理所当然lǐsuǒdāngránnatural
- 力所能及lìsuǒnéngjíwithin one's ability
- 众所周知zhòngsuǒzhōuzhīas everyone knows
- 所suǒmeasure word for schools, houses
Learn 所以 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 45: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.