HSK 5 · Function Words

因而 yīn'ér “therefore” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 因而 means

  1. therefore
  2. as a result
  3. thus
  4. and as a result, …

How to say 因而

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale因yīn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale而ér2nd tone, rising

因而 in a sentence

  1. 中国幅员辽阔，因而茶的品种繁多。

    Zhōngguó fúyuán liáokuò, yīn'ér chá de pǐnzhǒng fánduō.

    China is vast, and as a result it has a great many kinds of tea.

    Sentence #1700074 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 因而 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 因 (yīn) with each of its parts in a different colour
因yīncause
  • 囗enclosure · wéi
  • 大big · dà
The character 而 (ér) drawn as one shape
而érand

而 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

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How to write 因而

因 6 strokes · 而 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

因而 (yīn'ér) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 因而 (yīn'ér). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 因而

Words with 因

因为yīnwèi · because原因yuányīn · cause因此yīncǐ · thus因素yīnsù · element基因jīyīn · gene

Words with 而

而且érqiě · moreover而ér · and然而rán'ér · however从而cóng'ér · thus反而fǎn'ér · on the contrary时而shí'ér · sometimes而已éryǐ · that’s all进而jìn'ér · and then侃侃而谈kǎnkǎn'értán · to speak with ease and confidence锲而不舍qiè'érbùshě · to persevere

More words: Function Words & Grammar

依然yīrán · still乙yǐ · second (in a sequence)以及yǐjí · and以来yǐlái · since (a previous event)一再yízài · again and again与其yǔqí · rather than (与其 A，不如 B: B rather than A)再三zàisān · over and over again在于zàiyú · to lie in

FAQs

因而 (yīn’ér) means “therefore” or “as a result”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it yīn’ér: yīn with a 1st tone, then ér with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 因而 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yiner with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 因而 from the suggestions. Typing yiner into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
因而 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.