因此

yīn cǐ HSK 3CONJUNCTION

Conjunction11 examples

thus; hence; therefore; consequently

风太大，因此船无法启航。

fēng tài dà, yīncǐ chuán wúfǎ qǐ háng.

The wind was so strong that the ship could not sail.

他生病了，因此没来上课。

tā shēngbìng le, yīncǐ méi lái shàngkè.

He was sick so he didn't go to class.

我起晚了，因此没赶上公交。

wǒ qǐ wǎnle, yīncǐ méi gǎn shàng gōngjiāo.

I woke up late so I missed the bus.

由于交通堵塞,因此我迟到了。

yóuyú jiāotōng dǔsè, yīncǐ wǒ chídàole.

I was late due to traffic jam.

由于市场需求增加,因此价格上升了。

yóuyú shìchǎng xūqiú zēngjiā, yīncǐ jiàgé shàngshēngle.

As market demand increases, the price increases.

海水比淡水重，因此压力也来得大。

hǎi shuǐ bǐ dàn shuǐ zhòng, yīn cǐ yā lì yě lái dé dà.

Sea water is heavier than fresh water, so the pressure is greater.

太晚了，因此走了。

tài wǎnle, yīncǐ zǒule.

It was too late, therefore he left.

价格高，因此难卖。

jiàgé gāo, yīncǐ nán mài.

The price is high, therefore it's hard to sell.

他病了，因此没来。

tā bìngle, yīncǐ méi lái.

He was sick, thus he didn't come.

他的话引得大家都笑了，室内的空气因此轻松了很多。

tā dehuà yǐndé dàjiā dōu xiàole, shìnèi de kōngqì yīncǐ qīngsōngle hěnduō.

His words made everyone laugh, and the air in the room became much lighter.

飞机晚点了，因此很多乘客要求退票。

Fēijī wǎndiǎn le, yīncǐ hěn duō chéngkè yāoqiú tuìpiào.

The flight was delayed, so many passengers asked for refunds.