# 因而 (yīn'ér)

In Mandarin Chinese, 因而 (yīn'ér) means “(conjunction) therefore; thus”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (conjunction) therefore; thus
- Pinyin: yīn'ér (yin1 er2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 下大雨了，因而比赛取消了。
  Xià dà yǔ le, yīn'ér bǐsài qǔxiāo le.
  It rained heavily, so the game was canceled.

## Characters

- [因](https://hanziro.com/word/yin-cause/) (yīn): cause; reason
- [而](https://hanziro.com/word/er-and-as-well/) (ér): (conj.) and, as well as; (conj.) but, yet

https://hanziro.com/word/yin-er-therefore/

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