sở dĩ
Pronunciation
Northern
/sə̰ː˧˩˧ ziʔi˧˥/
Central
/ʂəː˧˩˨ ji˧˩˨/
Southern
/ʂəː˨˩˦ ji˨˩˦/
Listen
reason why
Conjunction
reason why
Learn more
After looking up a meaning, choose a textbook or practice activity to keep learning Vietnamese.
Learn letters and pronunciation from the beginning
Open the 10days courseA ten-day introductory course. Open the cover to start learning or continue where you left off.
Learn conversation through a story
Read about “Tết, the Third Time”A textbook that teaches conversation through a family story. It is being prepared; see its content and release status.
Practise words and sounds in short activities
Choose from the practice listChoose an activity for vocabulary, tones, listening and other skills.
1 senses
1 Components
Meaning
1 senses
▸
Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Conjunction
the reason why Discourse, Logic, Comparison & Modality
A word used to introduce and point out the specific reason why something occurs.
vi Sở dĩ anh ấy thành công là nhờ sự chăm chỉ.
en The reason why he succeeded is due to his hard work.
Parts
sở / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 所以 / 所以
▸
Parts
sở / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 所以 / 所以
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 所以
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
所以
Candidates by syllable
sở
楚
dĩ
已
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
sở thích / công sở / sở thú / xứ sở …
▸
Use
sở thích / công sở / sở thú / xứ sở …