HSK 4 · Function Words

因此 yīncǐ “thus” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 因此 means

  1. thus
  2. consequently
  3. as a result

How to say 因此

  • 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 third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale此cǐ3rd tone, dipping

因此 in a sentence

  1. 她定期去看牙医，因此很少牙疼。

    Tā dìngqī qù kàn yáyī, yīncǐ hěn shǎo yá téng.

    She goes to the dentist regularly, so she seldom gets toothache.

    Sentence #2411920 from Tatoeba

  2. 由于这几天下了很多雪，因此学校停课了。

    Yóuyú zhè jǐ tiān xià le hěn duō xuě, yīncǐ xuéxiào tíngkè le.

    Due to the large amounts of snow over the last few days, school has been cancelled.

    Sentence #382381 from Tatoeba

  3. 因此，我们必须自己照顾自己。

    Yīncǐ, wǒmen bìxū zìjǐ zhàogu zìjǐ.

    So we have to look after ourselves.

    Sentence #10085622 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 因此 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 此 (cǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
此cǐthis; these
  • 止stop · zhǐSound part
  • 匕spoon · bǐMeaning part

匕 hints at the meaning (spoon); 止 (zhǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with cǐ.

How to write 因此

因 6 strokes · 此 6 strokes

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

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

Words related to 因此

Words with 因

因为yīnwèi · because原因yuányīn · cause因素yīnsù · element因而yīn'ér · therefore基因jīyīn · gene

Words with 此

此cǐ · this从此cóngcǐ · from now on彼此bǐcǐ · each other此外cǐwài · besides岂有此理qǐyǒucǐlǐ · outrageous

More words: Particles & Connectors

也许yěxǔ · perhaps页yè · page一切yíqiè · everything以yǐ · with尤其yóuqí · especially由yóu · by由于yóuyú · due to于是yúshì · thereupon

FAQs

因此 (yīncǐ) means “thus” or “consequently”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it yīncǐ: yīn with a 1st tone, then cǐ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 因此 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yinci with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 因此 from the suggestions. Typing yinci into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
因此 is an HSK 4 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.