Chinese Conversation · Level 79
91 words
Chinese word
以致
Pronunciation
Pinyinyǐ zhì
Meaning
- conjunctionas a result
Example
他没复习，以致考试不及格。tā méi fù xí yǐ zhì kǎo shì bù jí gé
He did not review, and as a result, he failed the exam.
More examples
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.
Core concept
A preceding situation is shown as the direct path to a later result.
Common phrases
以致影响健康yǐ zhì yíng xiǎng jiàn kāng
thereby affecting health
以致关系破裂yǐ zhì guān xì pò liè
thereby causing a relationship to break down
以致信誉受损yǐ zhì xìn yù shòu sǔn
thereby damaging one's reputation
Similar words
所以suó yǐ: Introduces an everyday result that follows from the reason or situation just mentioned.
因此yīn cǐ: Introduces a somewhat formal result that follows from the cause just mentioned.
因而yīn ér: Shows in written language that a result naturally follows from the earlier cause.
以至于yǐ zhì yú: Shows that a situation develops to such a degree that it reaches a particular result.
Definition in Chinese
表示前一情况引发后一结果，强调因果关系，常见于书面语。biǎo shì qián yì qíng kuàng yǐn fā hòu yì jié guǒ qiáng diào yīn guǒ guān xì cháng jiàn yú shū miàn yǔ
Word origin
以致 (yǐzhì, "thereby causing") combines 以 (yǐ, "by means of") with 致 (zhì, "bring about"), linking an earlier cause to what it produces.
Usage tips
- 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 meanings
- so thatconjunction
- because of thatconjunction
Related words
- 以致于yǐ zhì yúas a resultconjunction