English–Chinese
“because of this” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinyóu cǐ
Example
由此我们决定取消会议。yóu cǐ wǒ men jué dìng qǔ xiāo huì yì
Because of this, we decided to cancel the meeting.
How to say “because of this” in Chinese
“Because of this” in Chinese is 由此 (yóu cǐ).
A link from an established situation to the conclusion that follows from it.
Example sentences with 由此
他连续三次迟到,由此可见他不重视这份工作。tā lián xù sān cì chí dào yóu cí kě jiàn tā bú zhòng shì zhè fèn gōng zuò
He was late three times in a row, which shows that he does not value this job.
Tips for using 由此
- For conversational Chinese, its register matters more than its basic meaning because it can make an ordinary explanation sound like written prose.