Chinese Conversation · Level 79
91 words
Chinese word
从而
Pronunciation
Pinyincóng ér
Meaning
- conjunctiontherefore
Example
天气不好，从而航班被取消了。tiān qì bù hǎo cóng ér háng bān bèi qǔ xiāo le
The weather was bad, and therefore the flight was canceled.
More examples
公司提高产品质量，从而赢得了更多客户。gōng sī tí gāo chán pǐn zhì liàng cóng ér yíng dé le gèng duō kè hù
The company improved the quality of its products, thereby gaining more customers.
Core concept
A stated condition carries the sentence toward its resulting consequence.
Common phrases
从而导致cóng ér dǎo zhì
thereby lead to
从而使得cóng ér shǐ de
thereby cause
从而形成cóng ér xíng chéng
thereby create
Similar words
所以suó yǐ: States the result that follows a previously mentioned reason or situation.
因此yīn cǐ: Presents a result or conclusion supported by an earlier reason or situation.
因而yīn ér: Connects a previous cause or fact with the result arising from it.
Definition in Chinese
作连词，连接前因与后果，表示前项为后项发生的原因或依据，多用于书面说明并多接完整句子。zuò lián cí lián jiē qián yīn yǔ hòu guǒ biǎo shì qián xiàng wèi hòu xiàng fā shēng de yuán yīn huò yī jù duō yòng yú shū miàn shuō míng bìng duō jiē wán zhěng jù zi
Word origin
从而 (cóngér, "thereby") combines 从 (cóng, "from") with 而 (ér, "and") to frame the earlier clause as the path to the result.
Usage tips
- In a conversational course, this word is useful for recognizing a written or explanatory tone; a simpler spoken link usually sounds more natural in casual talk.