HSK 7–9 grammar · pattern
这样一来
这样一来 — this way; as a result
Pattern
( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
这样一来 traces the consequence of the arrangement just described: "if we do it this way, then…". It looks forward to a result, where 由此可见 looks back to draw a conclusion.
Examples
我们提前出发，这样一来就不会迟到了。
Wǒmen tíqián chūfā, zhèyàng yìlái jiù bú huì chídào le.
We'll leave early — that way we won't be late.
这样一来，问题就复杂了。
Zhèyàng yìlái, wèntí jiù fùzá le.
That makes the problem complicated.
Related
See it in a story
In the app, 这样一来 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.