HSK 2

因果复句

Cause-and-effect sentences (因果复句)

Explanation

This is a compound sentence expressing a cause-and-effect relationship. There are two main forms: the form without connectives, simply placing the two clauses side by side, with the first clause as cause and the second as result; and the form using the connectives '因为 (because)..., 所以 (so)...' to make the cause-and-effect relationship between the two clauses clear.

Examples

(1)不用关联词语
1yòngguānlián
我今天太忙了,午饭都没吃。
jīntiāntàimánglefàndōuméichī
那个学生病了,没来上课。
gexuéshēngbìngleméiláishàng
(2)用关联词语:因为⋯⋯,所以⋯⋯
2yòngguānliányīnwèisuǒ
因为很累,所以我今天不想做饭了。
yīnwèihěnlèisuǒjīntiānxiǎngzuòfànle
因为明天有考试,所以我想早一点儿睡觉。
yīnwèimíngtiānyǒukǎoshìsuǒxiǎngzǎodiǎnérshuìjiào

Learn “因果复句” effectively

The grammar point “因果复句” (Cause-and-effect sentences (因果复句)) is one of the key structures at HSK 2. To use it fluently, you need to understand the contexts where it's used and practice regularly.

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