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==Examples==
 
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* 她 在 农村 长大, <em>因此</em> 很 了解 农民 的 生活。<span class="trans">She grew up in the country, so she understands the country people's way of life.</span>
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* 她 在 农村 长大, <em>因此</em> 很 了解 农民 的 生活。<span class="pinyin">Tā zài nóngcūn zhǎng dà, <em>yīncǐ</em> hěn liǎojiě nóngmín de shēnghuó.</span><span class="trans">She grew up in the country, so she understands the country people's way of life.</span>
* 工厂 已经 停产 很 久 了, <em>因此</em>  无法 给 工人 发 工资。<span class="trans">The factory has been shut down for a long time, so it is unable to give its workers their wages.</span>
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* 工厂 已经 停产 很 久 了, <em>因此</em>  无法 给 工人 发 工资。<span class="pinyin">Gōngchǎng yǐjīng tíngchǎn hěnjiǔ le, <em>yīncǐ</em> wúfǎ gěi gōngrén fā gōngzī.</span><span class="trans">The factory has been shut down for a long time, so it is unable to give its workers their wages.</span>
* 韩寒 的 文笔 好, <em>因此</em> 他 写 的 小说 很 受 欢迎。<span class="trans">Hanhan's writing is very good, therefore the novels that he writes are always welcomed.</span>
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* 韩寒 的 文笔 好, <em>因此</em> 他 写 的 小说 很 受 欢迎。<span class="pinyin">Hánhán de wénbǐ hǎo, <em>yīncǐ</em> tā xiě de xiǎoshuō hěn shòu huānyíng.</span><span class="trans">Hanhan's writing is very good, therefore the novels that he writes are always welcomed.</span>
 
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Revision as of 20:21, 23 June 2020

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

Structure

Cause + 因此 + Effect

Examples

  • 她 在 农村 长大, 因此 很 了解 农民 的 生活。Tā zài nóngcūn zhǎng dà, yīncǐ hěn liǎojiě nóngmín de shēnghuó.She grew up in the country, so she understands the country people's way of life.
  • 工厂 已经 停产 很 久 了, 因此 无法 给 工人 发 工资。Gōngchǎng yǐjīng tíngchǎn hěnjiǔ le, yīncǐ wúfǎ gěi gōngrén fā gōngzī.The factory has been shut down for a long time, so it is unable to give its workers their wages.
  • 韩寒 的 文笔 好, 因此 他 写 的 小说 很 受 欢迎。Hánhán de wénbǐ hǎo, yīncǐ tā xiě de xiǎoshuō hěn shòu huānyíng.Hanhan's writing is very good, therefore the novels that he writes are always welcomed.

See also

Sources and further reading

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