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这样一来 (zhè yàng yī lái) — in this way; therefore (introducing the consequence of a preceding statement or action)

Definition

A connective phrase meaning 'with that / as a result' that draws a consequence from what was just said. It foregrounds the preceding cause more strongly than 因此 or 所以.

verb
in this waytherefore (introducing the consequence of a preceding statement or action)

Examples

  • ，这样一来。
    Nǐ xiān zuò fàn, zhè yàng yī lái wǒ men jiù néng zǎo yì diǎn chī fàn le.
    If you cook first, then we can eat a little earlier.
  • ，这样一来。
    Tā měi tiān dōu jiān chí duàn liàn, zhè yàng yī lái shēn tǐ yuè lái yuè hǎo le.
    He exercises every day, so his health is getting better and better.
  • ，这样一来。
    Dà jiā duō liàn xí, zhè yàng yī lái nǐ de zhōng wén jiù huì jìn bù.
    If everyone practices more, then your Chinese will improve.

Origin

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 這; 这 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
言
言yán這zhè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In the traditional form 這, 辶 (walk) combines with 言 for the sound. The character first meant “to meet” and was later used for “this”.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樣; 样 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùwood
Sound part声符shēngfú
羕
羕yàng樣yàng
Same sound today

For 样, the traditional form 樣 pairs 木 (wood) with 羕 as a sound part.

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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.

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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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