所以 (suǒ yǐ) — Chinese word meaning

众所周知，中国是世界上人口最多的国家。

zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī Zhōng guó shì shì jiè shàng rén kǒu zuì duō de guó jiā

As is well known, China is the country with the largest population in the world.

你想吃什么？我无所谓。

nǐ xiǎng chī shén me wǒ wú suǒ wèi

What do you want to eat? I don't care.

她离开家时一无所有，但现在很成功。

tā lí kāi jiā shí yì wú suǒ yǒu dàn xiàn zài hěn chéng gōng

When she left home she had nothing, but now she is very successful.

他对这件事一无所知。

tā duì zhè jiàn shì yì wú suǒ zhī

He knows nothing at all about this matter.

孩子走丢了，妈妈急得不知所措。

hái zi zǒu diū le mā ma jí de bù zhī suǒ cuò

The child got lost, and the mother was so anxious she didn't know what to do.

他在一家律师事务所工作。

tā zài yì jiā lǜ shī shì wù suǒ gōng zuò

He works at a law firm.

这是一次前所未有的挑战。

zhè shì yī cì qián suǒ wèi yǒu de tiǎo zhàn

This is an unprecedented challenge.

他总是做力所能及的事帮助别人。

tā zǒng shì zuò lì suǒ néng jí de shì bāng zhù bié rén

He always does what he can to help others.

新手开车，出点小错误在所难免。

xīn shǒu kāi chē chū diǎn xiǎo cuò wù zài suǒ nán miǎn

When novices drive, making small mistakes is unavoidable.

他的所作所为让我很失望。

tā de suǒ zuò suǒ wéi ràng wǒ hěn shī wàng

His actions and deeds made me very disappointed.

这个城市是我成长的所在。

zhè ge chéng shì shì wǒ chéng zhǎng de suǒ zài

This city is the place where I grew up.

请填写您的所属部门。

qǐng tián xiě nín de suǒ shǔ bù mén

Please fill in your affiliated department.

他的所谓理由根本站不住脚。

tā de suǒ wèi lǐ yóu gēn běn zhàn bù zhù jiǎo

His so-called reasons don't hold up at all.

他整天无所事事，什么都不想做。

tā zhěng tiān wú suǒ shì shì shén me dōu bù xiǎng zuò

He has nothing to do all day and doesn't want to do anything.

面对困难，我们不能无所作为。

miàn duì kùn nan wǒ men bù néng wú suǒ zuò wéi

Facing difficulties, we cannot do nothing.

父母关心孩子是理所当然的事。

fù mǔ guān xīn hái zi shì lǐ suǒ dāng rán de shì

Parents caring for their children is a matter of course.

附近有一家新开的诊所。

fù jìn yǒu yì jiā xīn kāi de zhěn suǒ

There's a newly opened clinic nearby.

退休后，她终于可以随心所欲地旅行了。

tuì xiū hòu tā zhōng yú kě yǐ suí xīn suǒ yù de lǚ xíng le

After retirement, she could finally travel as she pleased.

以后我会更加努力。

yǐ hòu wǒ huì gèng jiā nǔ lì

In the future, I will work even harder.

除了中文以外，我还会说英语。

chú le zhōng wén yǐ wài wǒ hái huì shuō yīng yǔ

Besides Chinese, I can also speak English.

请在三天以内完成这项工作。

qǐng zài sān tiān yǐ nèi wán chéng zhè xiàng gōng zuò

Please complete this work within three days.

会议讨论了经济以及环境问题。

huì yì tǎo lùn le jīng jì yǐ jí huán jìng wèn tí

The meeting discussed economic as well as environmental issues.

改革开放以来，中国发生了巨大的变化。

gǎi gé kāi fàng yǐ lái zhōng guó fā shēng le jù dà de biàn huà

Since the reform and opening up, China has undergone tremendous changes.

这种感觉难以形容。

zhè zhǒng gǎn jué nán yǐ xíng róng

This feeling is hard to describe.

我之所以学中文，是因为我喜欢中国文化。

wǒ zhī suǒ yǐ xué zhōng wén shì yīn wèi wǒ xǐ huān zhōng guó wén huà

The reason why I study Chinese is because I like Chinese culture.

请提前预订，以便我们安排座位。

qǐng tí qián yù dìng yǐ biàn wǒ men ān pái zuò wèi

Please book in advance so that we can arrange seats.

请早点出发，以免迟到。

qǐng zǎo diǎn chū fā yǐ miǎn chí dào

Please leave early so as not to be late.

他比以往更加努力了。

tā bǐ yǐ wǎng gèng jiā nǔ lì le

He works harder than before.

这个问题需要加以解决。

zhè ge wèn tí xū yào jiā yǐ jiě jué

This problem needs to be resolved.

通过努力学习，她得以考上理想的大学。

tōng guò nǔ lì xué xí tā dé yǐ kǎo shàng lǐ xiǎng de dà xué

Through diligent study, she was able to get into her ideal university.

一个微笑足以让人感到温暖。

yí gè wēi xiào zú yǐ ràng rén gǎn dào wēn nuǎn

A smile is enough to make people feel warm.

他对我的建议不以为然。

tā duì wǒ de jiàn yì bù yǐ wéi rán

He disapproves of my suggestion.

学校对优秀学生予以奖励。

xué xiào duì yōu xiù xué shēng yǔ yǐ jiǎng lì

The school gives rewards to outstanding students.

她太累了，以至于在会议上睡着了。

tā tài lèi le yǐ zhì yú zài huì yì shàng shuì zháo le

She was so tired that she fell asleep during the meeting.

他工作太累，以致生病了。

tā gōng zuò tài lèi yǐ zhì shēng bìng le

He worked so hard that he became ill.

作为领导，他总是以身作则。

zuò wéi lǐng dǎo tā zǒng shì yǐ shēn zuò zé

As a leader, he always leads by example.

为了实现目标，我们要全力以赴。

wèi le shí xiàn mù biāo wǒ men yào quán lì yǐ fù

To achieve our goal, we must go all out.

他夜以继日地工作，终于完成了项目。

tā yè yǐ jì rì de gōng zuò zhōng yú wán chéng le xiàng mù

He worked day and night and finally completed the project.

经过多年的努力，他终于如愿以偿考上了理想的大学。

jīng guò duō nián de nǔ lì tā zhōng yú rú yuàn yǐ cháng kǎo shàng le lǐ xiǎng de dà xué

After years of effort, he finally had his wish fulfilled and was admitted to his ideal university.

只要持之以恒，你一定能成功。

zhǐ yào chí zhī yǐ héng nǐ yí dìng néng chéng gōng

As long as you persevere, you will definitely succeed.

他终于得到了梦寐以求的录取通知书。

tā zhōng yú dé dào le mèng mèi yǐ qiú de lù qǔ tōng zhī shū

He finally received the acceptance letter he had been longing for.

他总是自以为是，从不听别人的意见。

tā zǒng shì zì yǐ wéi shì cóng bù tīng bié rén de yì jiàn

He is always self-righteous and never listens to others' opinions.

长期以来，他一直在研究这个问题。

cháng qī yǐ lái tā yì zhí zài yán jiū zhè ge wèn tí

For a long time, he has been researching this problem.

这个消息真是难以置信。

zhè ge xiāo xi zhēn shì nán yǐ zhì xìn

This news is really unbelievable.