English–Chinese
“as a result” in Chinese
How to say “as a result” in Chinese
“As a result” in Chinese is 以致 (yǐ zhì).
A preceding situation is shown as the direct path to a later result.
Example sentences with 以致
他长期熬夜工作，以致健康出现问题。tā cháng qī áo yè gōng zuò yǐ zhì jiàn kāng chū xiàn wèn tí
He worked late into the night for a long time, and as a result, he developed health problems.
Tips for using 以致
- English learners can mistake the connector for a purpose marker, but its following clause normally reports the consequence that follows from the earlier situation.
Other Chinese words for “as a result”
他迟到了，这样一来我们只能自己去吃饭了。tā chí dào le zhè yàng yì lái wǒ men zhǐ néng zì jǐ qù chī fàn le
He was late. As a result, we had no choice but to go eat by ourselves.