由此 (yóu cǐ) — from this; hereby, therefore
Definition
由此 means 'from this' or 'hereby,' pointing back to a reason just stated. It is more formal than 所以 and signals a deduction or justification, not just a result.
phrase
from thisherebytherefore
Examples
- 由此，。yóu cǐ Kě zhī, xué xí hàn yǔ hěn zhòng yào.From this we can see that learning Chinese is very important.
- 由此，。yóu cǐ Kě jiàn, tā de xiǎng fǎ shì duì de.From this it can be seen that his idea is correct.
- 由此，。Wèn tí yóu cǐ chū xiàn, xū yào wǒ men jiě jué.The problem arises from this and needs us to solve it.
Grammar
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