因而 yīn’ér therefore
therefore; as a result; thus; and as a result, ...
How to remember 因而: 因 because + 而 and yet = therefore.
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How it is used
- 'Therefore / consequently' - a written connector linking cause to result - 数据不足，因而无法判断 (shùjù bùzú, yīn'ér wúfǎ pànduàn) data is insufficient, hence no judgment can be made.
- Formal register; contrast colloquial 所以 (suǒyǐ, so). 因而 flags that the second clause follows logically from the first.
- Similar 从而 (cóng'ér) stresses a resulting action/goal; 因而 stresses a resulting fact.