如此一来 (rú cǐ yī lái) — therefore; as a result; in that case

Definition

A written/logical connector meaning 'if that's the case, then...' — used to draw a conclusion from a stated premise, stronger than a simple 所以.

idiom

thereforeas a resultin that case

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Tā měi tiān dōu jiān chí duàn liàn, rú cǐ yì lái, shēn tǐ yuè lái yuè hǎo le.
He exercises every day, and as a result, his health keeps improving.
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Rú guǒ nǐ tí qián zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi, rú cǐ yì lái, jiù bú huì shǒu máng jiǎo luàn le.
If you prepare in advance, then you won't be flustered.
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Gōng sī jué dìng zēng jiā tóu zī, rú cǐ yì lái, shēng chǎn guī mó jiāng kuò dà yí bèi.
The company decided to increase investment, so the production scale will double.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

女口如

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

女

Same sound today

如 is built from 口 (mouth) for its meaning and 女 (woman) for its sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

此 shows 止 (feet) and 人 (person), drawing a person stopping, to mean 'this' or 'here.'

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 來; 来 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 來 shows a wheat plant: a central ear, upward leaves, and downward stem and roots. The simplified 来 is a later shorthand.

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