English–Chinese
“so” in Chinese
How to say “so” in Chinese
“So” in Chinese is 因此 (yīn cǐ).
A signpost that points from an earlier cause to its resulting conclusion.
Example sentences with 因此
消费者不满意，因此公司决定改进服务。xiāo fèi zhě bù mǎn yì yīn cǐ gōng sī jué dìng gǎi jìn fú wù
Consumers were dissatisfied, so the company decided to improve its service.
Tips for using 因此
- This conjunction belongs on the result side of a cause-and-result sentence, so it helps show which part gives the main conclusion.
Other Chinese words for “so”
我很累，所以我要休息。wǒ hěn lèi suó yǐ wǒ yào xiū xī
I am very tired, so I want to rest.
下雨了，为此比赛取消了。xià yǔ le wèi cǐ bǐ sài qǔ xiāo le
It rained, so the game was canceled.
天开始下雨，于是大家都回家了。tiān kāi shǐ xià yǔ yú shì dà jiā dōu huí jiā le
It started to rain, so everyone went home.
天气预报说会下雨，因而我们取消了野餐。tiān qì yù bào shuō huì xià yǔ yīn ér wǒ men qǔ xiāo le yě cān
The weather forecast says it will rain, so we cancel our picnic.
这么贵，我买不起。zhè me guì wǒ mǎi bù qǐ
It's so expensive that I can't afford it.
事情没有如此严重。shì qíng méi yǒu rú cǐ yán zhòng
Things are not that serious.