- 1. as a result; so; therefore
- ♦ 天太冷, ~我不去了。 It's too cold, so I'm not going.
- 2. the reason why
- ♦ 我们~没有去, 是因为我们得到通知太晚了。 The reason why we didn't go was that we were notified too late.
- 3. that's why
- ♦ 我和他在一起工作过两三年, 这就是我~对他比较熟悉的原因。 He and I have worked together for a couple of years. That's why I know him pretty well.
- 4.
口 that's just the reason; that's just the point - ♦ ~呀, 要不我怎么会这么说呢？ That's just the point; otherwise I wouldn't have said it.