因而

yīn'ér

conjunction HSK 5 #15,381

Meanings

HSK 2

天气太热，因而很多人不想出门。

Tiānqì tài rè, yīn'ér hěnduō rén bù xiǎng chūmén.

The weather was too hot, so many people didn't want to go out.

HSK 4

她很努力，因而成功了。

Tā hěn nǔlì, yīn'ér chénggōng le.

She worked hard, and thus succeeded.

HSK 5

他准备充分，因而考试考得很好。

Tā zhǔnbèi chōngfèn, yīn'ér kǎoshì kǎo de hěn hǎo.

He prepared thoroughly, and therefore did well on the exam.

usage

因而 is more formal/written than 所以. In spoken Chinese, use 所以. In essays or reports, 因而 sounds more polished.

因 yīn

而 ér