Chinese word

因此

Pronunciation

Pinyinyīn cǐ

Meaning

  • conjunctionso

Example

今天下雨，因此路很滑。jīn tiān xià yǔ yīn cǐ lù hěn huá

It rained today, so the road is slippery.

Illustration for 因此 (so)

More examples

消费者不满意，因此公司决定改进服务。xiāo fèi zhě bù mǎn yì yīn cǐ gōng sī jué dìng gǎi jìn fú wù

Consumers were dissatisfied, so the company decided to improve its service.

Core concept

A signpost that points from an earlier cause to its resulting conclusion.

Common phrases

  • 因此决定yīn cǐ jué dìng

    therefore decide

  • 因此改变yīn cǐ gǎi biàn

    therefore change

Similar words

所以suó yǐ: Shows in everyday speech that the next statement follows as a result of an earlier reason.
因为yīn wèi: Gives the cause or reason behind an event or state.

Definition in Chinese

用来连接原因和结果，表示后项是由前项引出的结论，通常位于因果句的后半，对结论起强调作用。yòng lái lián jiē yuán yīn hé jié guǒ biǎo shì hòu xiàng shì yóu qián xiàng yǐn chū de jié lùn tōng cháng wèi yú yīn guǒ jù de hòu bàn duì jié lùn qǐ qiáng diào zuò yòng

Word origin

因 (yīn, "cause") + 此 (cǐ, "this") combine to show that the following statement comes from this cause.

Usage tips

  • This conjunction belongs on the result side of a cause-and-result sentence, so it helps show which part gives the main conclusion.

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