Sentence pattern · Band 2
因为……所以……: because, so
因为 A，所以 B
English feels awkward saying because and so in one breath, so it picks one. Mandarin has no such manners: 因为 states the cause, 所以 announces the result, and a proper sentence often wears both, like a matching pair of socks. Cause first, result second, and the listener glides down the sentence like a slide.
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因为 pairs with 所以 for cause and effect; 但是 belongs to the 虽然 pair, and the two couples never mix.
The order is fixed: cause first with 因为 and result second with 所以.
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What does 因为……所以…… mean?
English feels awkward saying because and so in one breath, so it picks one. Mandarin has no such manners: 因为 states the cause, 所以 announces the result, and a proper sentence often wears both, like a matching pair of socks. Cause first, result second, and the listener glides down the sentence like a slide.
How do you build it?
因为 A，所以 B
What is the most common mistake?
因为下雨，但是我没有去。 → 因为下雨，所以我没有去。
因为 pairs with 所以 for cause and effect; 但是 belongs to the 虽然 pair, and the two couples never mix.
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