9 sentences for 之 (zhī — [nominalizer])

1. 无聊之余，我就喜欢吃东西。

   wú​liáo zhī yú, wǒ jiù xǐ​huan chī dōng​xi.

   When I’m bored, I like to eat.

   Source: CCMatrix

2. 愤怒其实本身并没有好或者坏之分。

   fèn​nù qí​shí běn​shēn bìng méi​yǒu hǎo huò​zhě huài zhī fēn.

   Anger in itself isn’t good or bad.

   Source: CCMatrix

3. 他们没有任何共同之处，他为她感到难过。

   tā​men méi​yǒu rèn​hé gòng​tóng zhī chù, tā wèi tā gǎn dào nán​guò.

   They had nothing in common, and he felt sorry for her.

   Source: CCMatrix

4. 我们之所以存在是因为我们的社区。

   wǒ​men zhī​suǒ​yǐ cún​zài shì yīn​wèi wǒ​men de shè​qū.

   We exist because of our community.

   Source: CCMatrix

5. 我们之所以写作，因为我们有些话想说。

   wǒ​men zhī​suǒ​yǐ xiě​zuò, yīn​wèi wǒ​men yǒu​xiē huà xiǎng shuō.

   We write because we have something to say.

   Source: CCMatrix

6. 黄金之所以有价值，是因为人们说它有价值。

   huáng​jīn zhī​suǒ​yǐ yǒu jià​zhí, shì yīn​wèi rén​men shuō tā yǒu jià​zhí.

   Gold is valuable because people say it’s valuable.

   Source: CCMatrix

7. 一个项目之所以风险重重，因为它把你带入未知的水域。

   yī​ge xiàng​mù zhī​suǒ​yǐ fēng​xiǎn chóng​chóng, yīn​wèi tā bǎ nǐ dài​rù wèi​zhī de shuǐ​yù.

   The reason that a project is full of risk is that it leads you into uncharted waters.

   Source: CCMatrix

8. 科学家说习惯之所以出现，是因为大脑一直在寻找可以省力的方式。

   kē​xué​jiā shuō xí​guàn zhī​suǒ​yǐ chū​xiàn, shì yīn​wèi dà​nǎo yī​zhí zài xún​zhǎo kě​yǐ shěng lì de fāng​shì.

   Scientists say habits emerge because the brain is constantly looking for ways to save effort.

   Source: CCMatrix

9. 伊斯坦布尔的猫之所以特别，因为它们也是这里的居民，伊斯坦布尔是它们的城市。

   yī​sī​tǎn​bù'ěr de māo zhī​suǒ​yǐ tè​bié, yīn​wèi tā​men yě​shì zhè​lǐ de jū​mín, yī​sī​tǎn​bù'ěr shì tā​men de chéng​shì.

   Istanbul's cats are special because they are also residents, and Istanbul is their city.

   Source: CCMatrix