他生病了，因而没有来上课。
He was sick, so he did not come to class.
因而
therefore; as a result; thus
conjunction HSK 3.0 · Band 5
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因
- 因为yīnwèibecauseB2
- 因此yīncǐthusB4
- 原因yuányīncauseB4
- 因素yīnsùelementB5
- 基因jīyīngene (loanword)B6
- 因yīnold variant of 因B6
- 因地制宜yīndì-zhìyí(idiom) to use methods in line with local B7
而
- 而且érqiě(not only ...) but alsoB3
- 而érandB4
- 然而rán’érhoweverB4
- 从而cóng’érthusB5
- 反而fǎn’éron the contraryB5
- 进而jìn’érand thenB6
- 半途而废bàntú’érfèito give up halfway (idiom)B7
See it in sentences
天气不好，因而比赛推迟了。
The weather was bad, so the game was postponed.