HSK 5 grammar · conjunction
因而
因而 — thus / as a result
Pattern
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( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
因而 links a cause to its result within one sentence: "thus / as a result / therefore." It is more formal than 所以 and connects the clauses directly, without a paired 因为.
Examples
他准备得很充分，因而顺利通过了面试。
Tā zhǔnbèi de hěn chōngfèn, yīn'ér shùnlì tōngguò le miànshì.
He prepared thoroughly and thus passed the interview smoothly.
这种材料成本低，因而受到广泛欢迎。
Zhè zhǒng cáiliào chéngběn dī, yīn'ér shòudào guǎngfàn huānyíng.
This material is low-cost and therefore widely welcomed.
Related
See it in a story
In the app, 因而 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.