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之所以(zhīsuǒyǐ) — meaning, uses and examples

1. correlative conjunction the reason why (paired with 是因为)

   他之所以迟到，是因为路上堵车。

   Tā zhīsuǒyǐ chídào, shì yīnwèi lùshang dǔchē.

   The reason he was late is that the traffic was bad.