HSK 5 · Function Words

从而 cóng'ér “thus” in Chinese

Traditional 從而

What 从而 means

  1. thus
  2. thereby

How to say 从而

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale从cóng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale而ér2nd tone, rising

从而 in a sentence

  1. 他每天坚持跑步,从而改善了自己的健康。

    Tā měitiān jiānchí pǎobù, cóng'ér gǎishàn le zìjǐ de jiànkāng.

    He kept running every day and so improved his health.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 我们改进了方法,从而提高了效率。

    Wǒmen gǎijìn le fāngfǎ, cóng'ér tígāo le xiàolǜ.

    We improved our methods and thereby became more efficient.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 从而 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 从 (cóng) with each of its parts in a different colour
从cóngfrom; through; via
  • 人person · rén
  • 人person · rén

Memory aidOne person 人 following another 人: to follow, from.

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.

Memory aidDrawn from a beard. Today it links ideas: and, but.

How to write 从而

从 4 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.

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

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FAQs

从而 (cóng’ér) means “thus” or “thereby”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it cóng’ér: cóng with a 2nd 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.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 从而 is written 從而. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type conger with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 从而 from the suggestions. Typing conger into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
从而 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.