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That’s Why 因而

The road was blocked; 因而 the delivery arrived late. This linker brings in a consequence and sounds at home in formal explanations or writing. In everyday conversation, 所以 is usually the more natural choice.

他很忙,因而没来。
tā hěn máng, yīn'ér méi lái.
He was busy, therefore didn't come.
这是他的记忆。
zhè shì tā de jìyì.
This is his memory.
他有技能。
tā yǒu jìnéng.
He has skills.

Vocabulary

ChineseEnglish
yīn'ér
therefore; thus
jìnéng
skill; technical ability
jìyì
memory; to remember
suǒyǐ
so; therefore
yīnwèi
because
yīnyuèhuì
concert
zhǐnéng
can only; have to
biǎomiàn
surface; outside
gǎnmào
to have a cold; cold
shāngxīn
sad; broken-hearted
yīncǐ
therefore; so
yóujiàn
mail; email
jìrán
since; now that
kějiàn
it is obvious that; visible
páizhào
license; license plate
péngzhàng
to expand; to inflate; swelling
pínlǜ
frequency
quēshī
deficiency; absence; to lack
wéiyuē
to breach a contract
yǐzhì
consequently; negative result

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