是故

shìgù
  1. therefore
  2. so
  3. consequently

CEDICT

  1. (literary) because of this; thus; consequently
  2. because of this; thus; consequently

Wiktionary

所以、因此。為承上啟下之詞。

重編國語辭典

Examples

你是故意這樣做的!

You did this intentionally!

Source: Tatoeba

你是故意这么做的！

You did this intentionally!

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

=1 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=1 是 shì variant of 是 shì
2 故 gù
  1. happening
  2. instance
  3. reason
  4. cause
  5. intentional
  6. former
  7. old
  8. friend
  9. therefore
  10. hence
  11. (of people) to die, dead

Containing this entry

月是故鄉明 yuèshìgùxiāngmíng

Related entries

因而 yīnér
  1. therefore
  2. as a result
  3. thus
  4. and as a result, ...
中国幅员辽阔,因而茶的品种繁多。

China's territory is vast, thus the types of tea vary.

Source: Tatoeba

所以 suǒyǐ
  1. therefore
  2. as a result
  3. so
  4. the reason why
所以，哪里有问题？

So, where's the problem?

So where's the problem?

Source: Tatoeba

故此 gùcǐ therefore
故而 gùér therefore
於是乎 yúshìhū therefore
是以 shìyǐ
  1. therefore
  2. thus
  3. so
他不再是以前那个他。

He isn't himself anymore.

Source: Tatoeba

爰 yuán
  1. therefore
  2. consequently
  3. thus
  4. hence
  5. thereupon
  6. it follows that
  7. where?
  8. to change (into)
  9. ancient unit of weight and money
乃 nǎi
  1. to be
  2. thus
  3. so
  4. therefore
  5. then
  6. only
  7. thereupon
犯錯乃人之常情。

To err is to be human.

It is human to make mistakes.

Source: Tatoeba

故 gù
  1. happening
  2. instance
  3. reason
  4. cause
  5. intentional
  6. former
  7. old
  8. friend
  9. therefore
  10. hence
  11. (of people) to die, dead
警察到达了事故现场。

The police got to the scene of the accident.

Source: Tatoeba

偌 ruò
  1. so
  2. such
  3. to such a degree
合著 hézhe
  1. (dialect) (implying sudden realization) so
  2. after all
咁 gān
  1. so (Cantonese)
  2. Mandarin equivalent: 這樣 zhèyàng
這樣子 zhèyàngzi
  1. so
  2. such
  3. this way
  4. like this
这样子我一箭双雕。

That way I kill two birds with one stone.

Source: Tatoeba

如斯 rúsī
  1. (literary) in this way
  2. so
爾 ěr
  1. thus
  2. so
  3. like that
  4. you
  5. thou
艾尔肯也喜欢她。

Erkin likes her too.

Source: Tatoeba

這樣 zhèyàng
  1. this kind of
  2. so
  3. this way
  4. like this
  5. such
是这样的。

That's how it is.

Source: Tatoeba

也就是說 yějiùshìshuō
  1. in other words
  2. that is to say
  3. so
  4. thus
也就是說，他根本不想做。

In other words, he doesn't want to do it.

Source: Tatoeba

然 rán
  1. correct
  2. right
  3. so
  4. thus
  5. like this
  6. -ly
我发觉男孩儿酣然入睡了。

I found the boy fast asleep.

Source: Tatoeba

好 hǎo
  1. good
  2. appropriate; proper
  3. all right!
  4. (before a verb) easy to
  5. (before a verb) good to
  6. (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so
  7. (verb complement indicating completion)
  8. (of two people) close; on intimate terms
  9. (after a personal pronoun) hello
好

Good.

Source: Tatoeba