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因而 (yīn ér): Thus (Conjunction) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

因而 consists of 2 characters.

因
yīn
cause, reason, basis
而
ér
and; while

Word Info

Pinyinyīn ér
Meaningthus; as a result; with the result that
Characters2
HSK 2.0Level 5
HSK 3.0Level 5
SyntaxConjunction
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3.

How to Use 因而 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 因而 with other words naturally.

Conjunction + Adjectivewith成功
yīn因
ér而
chéng成
gōng功
neutral
thus succeed
Conjunction + Verb-Objectwith出名
yīn因
ér而
chū出
míng名
Conjunction + Verb
yīn因
ér而
dǎo导
zhì致
formal
thus lead to
4.

Example Sentences with 因而

tā他
shēng生
bìng病
le了
，
yīn因
ér而
méi
neutral
thus become famous
yīn因
ér而
chǎn产
shēng生
formalWritten
thus arise
没
lái来
shàng上
xué学
。
He was sick, and thus did not come to school.
tā他
xué学
xí习
fēi非
cháng常
nǔ努
lì力
，
yīn因
ér而
qǔ取
dé得
le了
yōu优
yì异
de的
chéng成
jì绩
。
He studied very hard, thus achieving excellent results.
tā他
cuò错
guò过
le了
guān关
jiàn键
de的
jié截
zhǐ止
rì日
qī期
，
yīn因
ér而
shī失
qù去
le了
zhè这
cì次
jìn晋
shēng升
de的
jī机
huì会
。
He missed the crucial deadline, thus losing the opportunity for this promotion.
yóu由
yú于
quē缺
fá乏
yǒu有
xiào效
de的
gōu沟
tōng通
，
tuán团
duì队
nèi内
bù部
yīn因
ér而
chǎn产
shēng生
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
fēn分
qí歧
ma吗
？
Due to a lack of effective communication, did serious disagreements thus arise within the team?
jīn今
tiān天
xià下
yǔ雨
，
yīn因
ér而
wǒ我
men们
qǔ取
xiāo消
le了
yě野
cān餐
jì计
huà划
。
It rained today, so we canceled the picnic plan.
tā他
bìng并
wèi未
cǎi采
nà纳
zhuān专
jiā家
de的
jiàn建
yì议
，
yīn因
ér而
xiàng项
mù目
jìn进
zhǎn展
dé得
bìng并
bú不
shùn顺
lì利
。
He did not adopt the expert's advice, and as a result, the project did not progress smoothly.
zhè这
xiàng项
zhèng政
cè策
zhǐ旨
zài在
cù促
jìn进
chuàng创
xīn新
，
yīn因
ér而
wèi为
chū初
chuàng创
qǐ企
yè业
tí提
gōng供
le了
dà大
liàng量
zī资
jīn金
zhī支
chí持
。
This policy aims to promote innovation, thus providing substantial financial support to startups.
tā他
nǔ努
lì力
xué学
xí习
，
yīn因
ér而
zài在
kǎo考
shì试
zhōng中
qǔ取
dé得
le了
hǎo好
chéng成
jì绩
。
He studied hard, and therefore achieved good results in the exam.
wǒ我
zuó昨
wǎn晚
áo熬
yè夜
kàn看
qiú球
sài赛
，
yīn因
ér而
jīn今
tiān天
yì一
zhěng整
tiān天
dōu都
gǎn感
dào到
hūn昏
hūn昏
chén沉
chén沉
de的
。
I stayed up late watching the game last night, and as a result, I felt drowsy all day today.

HSK 5 Words

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  • 傍晚bàng wǎntowards evening; at nightfall; at dusk
  • 地理dì lǐgeographical features of a place; geography
  • 爱护ài hùcare; cherish; take good care of
  • 不安bù ānuneasy; unsettled; unstable
  • 岛屿dǎo yǔislands and islets
  • 宝贝bǎo bèitreasure; baby
  • 地位dì wèiposition; standing; status
  • 措施cuò shīmeasure; step
  • 表情biǎo qíngexpression; look
  • 保留bǎo liúcontinue to have; persist; to retain; hold back
  • 大象dà xiàngelephant
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 因而.

Words with 因
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  • 原因yuán yīnHSK 4
  • 因此yīn cǐHSK 4
  • 因素yīn sùHSK 5
  • 基因jī yīnHSK 6
  • 因人而异yīn rén ér yìHSK 7-9
因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí
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  • 因噎废食yīn yē fèi shí
    • Words with 而
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    • 然而rán érHSK 4
    • 从而cóng érHSK 5
    • 反而fǎn érHSK 5
    • 时而shí érHSK 6
    • 而已ér yǐHSK 6
    • 进而jìn érHSK 6
    • 不言而喻bù yán ér yùHSK 6