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HSK Grammar/#cause & effect

#cause & effect

29 grammar points related to "cause & effect", organised by HSK 3.0 and HSK 2.0 level.

HSK Grammar · HSK 3.016 grammar points

HSK 2 Grammar (HSK 3.0)

  • 因为…所以…Conjunction Pair 因为…所以… (yīnwèi…suǒyǐ…) – Because… Therefore…Conjunction pair expressing cause and effect

HSK 4 Grammar (HSK 3.0)

  • 既然…就…Structure 既然…就… (jìrán... jiù...): Since / Now that... then...Since / Now that... then... (logical inference)
  • 怪不得Modal Expression 怪不得 (guàibude): No wonderNo wonder, so that's why
  • 由于Preposition/Conjunction 由于 (Due to / Owing to / Because of)Due to, because of (objective cause, formal style)

HSK 5 Grammar (HSK 3.0)

  • 之所以…是因为…Structure 之所以……是因为…… – The Reason Why... Is Because...Structure stating result first and cause second
  • 一来…二来…Listing Structure 一来……二来…… – First... Second...Correlative pair listing multiple reasons or benefits

HSK 6 Grammar (HSK 3.0)

  • 鉴于Preposition 鉴于 (jiànyú) – in view of, seeing that, given thatin view of, seeing that, given that
  • 之所以……是因为…… / 正因为……才……Structures 之所以...是因为... / 正因为...才...the reason why... is that; precisely because... that
  • 乃至 / 以至 / 以至于Even to / Up to / To the Extent That: 乃至 / 以至 / 以至于Even up to (乃至/以至 — ascending scope) vs. To the point that (以至于 — result)
  • 致使Formal Causative Verb: 致使 (zhìshǐ) — Cause / Lead to (Negative Result)Cause [an object/party] to suffer (an undesirable result)
  • 据此 / 由此 / 由此可见Based on This / From This / Thus It Can Be Seen: 据此 / 由此 / 由此可见Based on this (据此) / From this (由此) / Thus it can be seen (由此可见)
  • 一来……二来……Firstly... Secondly... (Listing Reasons): 一来……二来……Firstly..., secondly... (listing parallel reasons or purposes)

HSK 7-9 Grammar (HSK 3.0)

  • 鉴于Formal Causal Conjunction "鉴于" (In View Of / Given That)In view of / Given that / Considering
  • 以致/以至/以至于Result & Degree Conjunctions: 以致, 以至, 以至于 (So Much So That)With the bad result that / To the extent that
  • 进而/从而Progressive vs. Consecutive Conjunctions: 进而 vs. 从而And then go on to / Thereby (as a result)
  • 一来…二来 / 一则…二则 / 一方面…另一方面Parallel Reason & Aspect Connectors "一来…二来 / 一则…二则 / 一方面…另一方面"First... second (for reasons) / On one hand... on the other
HSK Grammar · HSK 2.013 grammar points

HSK 2 Grammar (HSK 2.0)

  • 因为……所以……Conjunction 因为……所以……Because... therefore...

HSK 4 Grammar (HSK 2.0)

  • 因此因此 (yīncǐ) – therefore, hencetherefore, hence
  • 由于由于 (yóuyú) – due to, owing to, becausedue to, owing to, because
  • 既然……就……既然……就…… (jìrán……jiù……) – since … (then) …since … (then) …
  • 于是于是 (yúshì) – so, thereuponso, thereupon
  • 结果结果 (jiéguǒ) – result; as a result, in the endresult; as a result, in the end
  • 在于在于 (zàiyú) – lie in, depend onlie in, depend on

HSK 5 Grammar (HSK 2.0)

  • 从而从而 (cóng'ér) – thus, therebythus, thereby
  • 可见可见 (kějiàn) – it can be seen that, evidentlyit can be seen that, evidently
  • 多亏多亏 (duōkuī) – thanks to, luckilythanks to, luckily
  • 有利有利 (yǒulì) – beneficial, favourablebeneficial, favourable
  • 难怪难怪 (nánguài) – no wonderno wonder

HSK 6 Grammar (HSK 2.0)

  • 致使致使 (zhìshǐ) – cause, result in (bad outcome)cause, result in (bad outcome)

Related topics

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  • prepositions
  • verbs
  • sequence & listing
  • fixed structures
  • progression
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  • conditions
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  • scope
  • causative

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