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<p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">之所以⋯⋯是因为</span> (<span class="pinyin">zhī suǒyǐ... shì yīnwèi</span>) can be translated as “<b>the reason why... is because</b>” and can be used if the speaker wishes to state the effect before the cause. It's normally used in somewhat formal speech.</p>
<h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
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<div class="deux">Subj. + <span class="hanzist">之所以</span> + Effect + <span class="hanzist">是因为</span> + Cause</div>
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<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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<li><span class="hanzi">他 之 所以 去 希腊 是 因为 想 进一步 了解 西方 文明。</span> <span class="trans">The reason he went to Greece was because he wanted to further understand Western culture.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">少数民族 之 所以 受到 人类学家 的 注意 是 因为 他们 至今 还 保留 着 许多 传统 文化。</span> <span class="trans">The reason minorities receive a lot of attention from anthropologists is because they maintain most of their traditional culture up until today.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">你 之所以 能够 追求 精神 上 的 快乐 是 因为 你 已经 有 了 稳定 的 物质 基础。</span> <span class="trans">The reason you can pursue spiritual happiness is because you already have a stable material foundation.</span></li>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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<li><a href=""Due_to%E2%80%A6"_with_"youyu"" title="wikilink">"Due to…" with "youyu"</a></li>
<li><a href=""Because"_with_"er"_indicating_effect" title="wikilink">"Because" with "er" indicating effect</a></li>
<li><a href="Explaining_results_with_"suoyi"" title="wikilink">Explaining results with "suoyi"</a></li>
<li><a href="Cause_and_effect_with_"yinwei"_and_"suoyi"" title="wikilink">Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"</a></li>
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<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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<li>New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本5</span>) (pp. 93) </li>
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