Chinese word

由此

Pronunciation

Pinyinyóu cǐ

Meaning

  • adverbbecause of this

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.

Illustration for 由此 (because of this)

More examples

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.

Core concept

A link from an established situation to the conclusion that follows from it.

Common phrases

  • 由此可见yóu cí kě jiàn

    this shows

  • 由此可知yóu cí kě zhī

    this tells us

  • 由此看来yóu cǐ kàn lái

    judging from this

Similar words

因此yīn cǐ: Links a stated cause or condition to its direct result in written language.
所以suó yǐ: Links an earlier reason to the result or conclusion it naturally supports in speech or writing.
从而cóng ér: Links an earlier action or change to the resulting state or outcome, especially in writing.
于是yú shì: Links an earlier event or situation to the action or result that follows naturally.

Definition in Chinese

用于引出推断或结论，强调从已陈述的情况推导出的后果，多用于书面表述。yòng yú yǐn chū tuī duàn huò jié lùn qiáng diào cóng yǐ chén shù de qíng kuàng tuī dǎo chū de hòu guǒ duō yòng yú shū miàn biǎo shù

Word origin

由 (yóu, "from") + 此 (cǐ, "this") combines the starting point with the matter already mentioned, which gives the compound its meaning of drawing a consequence from that matter.

Usage tips

  • For conversational Chinese, its register matters more than its basic meaning because it can make an ordinary explanation sound like written prose.

Other meanings

  • as a resultadverb

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