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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

因而 [yīn'ér]

1. conjunction therefore

由于工人们加强了安全意识，因而事故发生率大大减少了。

Workers have become more safety conscious, and therefore the accident rate has fallen greatly.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

因而 [yīn'ér]

1. thus; as a result; therefore

新机器的运转速度要快一倍，因而会大大降低成本。

The new machines will work twice as fast, thus greatly reducing costs.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

因而 [yīn'ér]

1. 连连接分句，表示因果关系

人的需求是多层次的，因而发展应是全面的。

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Examples

这个品牌是同类产品中最有技术实力的，因而在市场上它已据有半壁江山。: This brand is the most competitive product among all similar products, therefore it occupies half of the market.
孔子的儒家学说对后世影响深远，因而他被世人尊为圣人。: Confucian doctrine exerted a profound influence on later ages, so Confucius is addressed respectfully as a saint.
公司的领导轻财重士，因而吸引来一批优秀人才。: The leaders of the company are generous and respect talented people, so a group of excellent people of ability have been attracted in.
一般来说，象声词没有实际意义，因而不能当主语。: Generally speaking, onomatopoeia have no actual meaning, therefore they cannot be used as a subject.
他基础好，加以学习认真，因而进步很快。
由于大家意见不一致，因而还不能作出决定。: 12 more results

Word Decomposition

因 [yīn]	+	而 [ér]

nciku Note

The conjunction as a casual transition

The conjunction as a casual transition

A conjunction is a word or expression that acts as a transition between clauses and phrases in a complex sentence. For example: "不但……而且……" búdàn...érqiě... (not only … but also …), "如果……就……" rúguǒ...jiù... (if… then…), and "总而言之" zǒng'éryánzhī (all in all), where the first clause or phrase is connected to the following clause or phrase by a conjunction.

Paired conjunctions can express "cause and effect" in certain situations, for example, by placing a conjunction like “因为……所以……” yīnwèi...suóyǐ... between the first part and the later parts of the sentence; what happens at the end of the sentence is a result of what was first described during the beginning.
(1) 因为今天下雨了，所以我没有出去散步。
(2) 由于今天下雨了，因此我没有出去散步。
(3) 今天下雨了，因而我没有出去散步。

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