以此

yǐcǐ

phrase #8,422

Meanings

Literally 'by means of this' — a formal connector between action and purpose.

Tā nǔlì gōngzuò, yǐcǐ yǎngjiā.

He works hard to support his family by this means.

Yǐcǐ wéi zhǔn.

Take this as the standard.

Tā fēnxiǎng le zìjǐ de jīnglì, yǐcǐ gǔlì biérén.

She shared her experience to encourage others.

以此 is formal/written Chinese. In speech, people would say 用这个 (yòng zhège) or 这样 (zhèyàng) instead.

grammar

Common patterns: 以此为… (take this as…), 以此来… (use this to…). Often connects a method/action to its purpose.

以 yǐ

此 cǐ