Cause/Effect StatementsHSK 5
Expressing 'therefore' with 因此
因此 (yīncǐ) is a conjunction used to express 'therefore' or 'consequently,' linking a cause to its resulting effect. The cause is stated first, often followed by a comma, and 因此 introduces the effect. A common pitfall is forgetting the cause clause or starting a new sentence without explicitly stating the cause.
Structure
Cause, + 因此 + Effect
Examples
- 我病了，因此心情不好。Wǒ bìng le, yīncǐ xīnqíng bù hǎo.I am sick, therefore I am not in a good mood.
- 昨天下雨了，因此我没有出门。Zuótiān xiàyǔ le, yīncǐ wǒ méiyǒu chūmén.It rained yesterday, therefore I did not go out.
- 我没有准备好所有的东西，因此有些紧张。Wǒ méiyǒu zhǔnbèi hǎo suǒyǒu de dōngxi, yīncǐ yǒuxiē jǐnzhāng.I didn't fully prepare everything, so I was a little nervous.
- 小王说话不好听，因此他得罪了很多人。Xiǎo Wáng shuōhuà bù hǎotīng, yīncǐ tā dézuì le hěn duō rén.Xiao Wang spoke overly bluntly, so he offended many people.
- 她在农村长大，因此很了解农民的生活。Tā zài nóngcūn zhǎngdà, yīncǐ hěn liǎojiě nóngmín de shēnghuó.She grew up in the country, so she understands the country people's way of life.