🔗 Because… so…

Unit 7 · Work & study (HSK 2) · 8 min

Cause and effect: 因为下雨，所以我没去 "Because it rained, I didn't go." Contrast: 我想去，但是没有时间 "I want to go but have no time." Chinese often uses 因为 and 所以 together.

Words in this lesson

• 因为 (yīn wèi) — because
• 所以 (suǒ yǐ) — so; therefore
• 但是 (dàn shì) — but
• 可是 (kě shì) — but; however
• 没去 (méi qù) — didn't go
• 时间 (shí jiān) — time

Project: Write three 因为……所以…… sentences about why you learn Chinese.