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从而

cóng ér

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 從而

从而 (cóng ér) means "thus, thereby (cause→result connector)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 从而 means

1. thus; thereby

How 从而 is used in grammar

从而 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Clause Conjunctions: 从而、加上、完了、一旦 (HSK 5)
• Connective, Manner and Modal Adverbs (HSK 6)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 5, conjunctions (连接分句或句子).

The characters in 从而

• 从cóngfrom; through; via; (bound form) to follow; (bound form) to obey
• 而érand; as well as; and so

Where 从而 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Time & Temporal Expressions (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read cóng ér correctly.
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