Expressing "therefore" with "yinci"

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因此 (yīncǐ), literally "because of this," is a conjunction meaning "therefore," and is used in formal writing.

Structure

Cause, + 因此 + Effect

Examples

  • 我 病 了 , 因此 心情 不好。Wǒ bìng le, yīncǐ xīnqíng bù hǎo.I am sick, therefore I am not in a good mood.
  • 昨天 下雨 了, 因此 我 没有 出门。Zuótiān xiàyǔ le, yīncǐ wǒ méiyǒu chūmén.It rained yesterday, therefore I did not go out.
  • 她 在 农村 长大, 因此 很 了解 农民 的 生活。Tā zài nóngcūn zhǎngdà, yīncǐ hěn liǎojiě nóngmín de shēnghuó.She grew up in the country, so she understands the country people's way of life.
  • 我 没有 准备 好 所有 的 东西, 因此 有些 紧张。Wǒ méiyǒu zhǔnbèi hǎo suǒyǒu de dōngxi, yīncǐ yǒuxiē jǐnzhāng.I didn't fully prepare everything, so I was a little nervous.
  • 小王 说话 不 好听, 因此 他 得罪 了 很 多 人 。Xiǎo Wáng shuōhuà bù hǎotīng, yīncǐ tā dézuì le hěn duō rén.Xiao Wang spoke overly bluntly, so he offended many people.
  • 下个 月 考试, 因此 这个 月 我 没有 出去 玩,在 好好 准备。Xiàgè yuè kǎoshì, yīncǐ zhège yuè wǒ méiyǒu chūqù wán, zài hǎohāo zhǔnbèi.I will have an exam next month, therefore this month I am not going out to play. I am preparing well.
  • 韩寒 的 文笔 好, 因此 他 写 的 小说 很 受 欢迎。Hán Hán de wénbǐ hǎo, yīncǐ tā xiě de xiǎoshuō hěn shòu huānyíng.Han Han's writing style is very good, therefore the novels that he writes are very popular.
  • 工厂 已经 停产 很 久 了, 因此 无法 给 工人 发 工资。Gōngchǎng yǐjīng tíngchǎn hěn jiǔ le, yīncǐ wúfǎ gěi gōngrén fā gōngzī.The factory has long since ceased production, and therefore is unable to give its workers their wages.
  • 上海 的 冬天 经常 下雨, 因此 在 我的 印象 中,上海的 冬天 湿冷 湿冷 的。Shànghǎi de dōngtiān jīngcháng xiàyǔ, yīncǐ zài wǒde yìnxiàng zhōng, Shànghǎi de dōngtiān shīlěng-shīlěng de.It often rains in winter in Shanghai, therefore my impression is that winter in Shanghai is wet and cold.
  • 希腊 政府 决定 停止 使用 自动 取款机 , 因此 , 取款机 外面 有 很 多 人 排队 取钱 。 Xīlà zhèngfǔ juédìng tíngzhǐ shǐyòng zìdòng qǔkuǎnjī, yīncǐ, qǔkuǎnjī wàimiàn yǒu hěn duō rén páiduì qǔqián.The Greek government decided to end the use of automated teller machines. As a result, there were lots of people outside lined up to withdraw money from the ATMs.

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