Mandarin Grammar Point
因为…所以… (yīnwèi… suǒyǐ…) - Because... so...

因为…所以… (yīnwèi… suǒyǐ…) - Because... so...

Short explanation:

Used to explain a cause-effect relationship.

Formation:

因为 + Cause/Reason, 所以 + Result/Effect

Examples:

因为他工作很忙,所以没有时间健身。
Yīnwèi tā gōngzuò hěn máng, suǒyǐ méiyǒu shíjiān jiànshēn.
Because he is very busy at work, he doesn't have time to work out.
因为我吃了太多糖果,所以我牙齿疼。
Yīnwèi wǒ chīle tài duō tángguǒ, suǒyǐ wǒ yáchǐ téng.
Because I ate too many candies, my tooth hurts.
因为今天下雨,所以我们的足球比赛被取消了。
Yīnwèi jīntiān xià yǔ, suǒyǐ wǒmen de zúqiú bǐsài bèi qǔxiāo le.
Because it's raining today, our soccer match was cancelled.
因为我没带伞,所以我被淋湿了。
Yīnwèi wǒ méi dài sǎn, suǒyǐ wǒ bèi lín shī le.
Because I didn't bring an umbrella, I got soaked.

Long explanation:

The Mandarin Chinese expression '因为…所以…' is a correlating conjunction used to express a cause-effect relationship. The clause after '因为' indicates the reason or cause and the clause after '所以' indicates the result or effect. It is equivalent to 'because... so...' in English.
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