How to pronounce suo yi (所以) in Chinese
Suo yi (often typed suoyi) is written 所以, pinyin suǒ yǐ. Hear 所以 (suǒ yǐ) spoken, see what it means, then record yourself for instant AI feedback on your pronunciation.
所以
suǒ yǐ
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Characters & meanings
actually; place
old variant of 以
Common mistake
Written 3-3, spoken 2-3: suǒ rises before yǐ. The s is dental — no tongue curl — unlike shuǒ-type syllables.
Tone change in this word
Third-tone sandhi: suǒ + yǐ is pronounced suó yǐ — the first syllable becomes rising.
Example sentence
我累了，所以想睡觉。
Wǒ lèi le, suǒyǐ xiǎng shuìjiào.
I'm tired, so I want to sleep.
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