从而

從而

cóng'ér

conjunction HSK 5 #7,308

Meanings

HSK 2

他努力学习，从而考上了大学。

Tā nǔlì xuéxí, cóng'ér kǎoshàng le dàxué.

He studied hard and thereby got into university.

HSK 5

公司降低了成本，从而提高了利润。

Gōngsī jiàngdī le chéngběn, cóng'ér tígāo le lìrùn.

The company reduced costs, thereby increasing profits.

HSK 7-9

多锻炼可以增强体质，从而减少生病。

Duō duànliàn kěyǐ zēngqiáng tǐzhì, cóng'ér jiǎnshǎo shēngbìng.

More exercise can strengthen your body and thereby reduce illness.

grammar

从而 connects cause and effect in formal writing. Pattern: action/cause + 从而 + result. It's more formal than 所以.

usage

从而 is primarily written/formal. In spoken Chinese, use 所以 or 因此 instead.

从 cóng

而 ér