Definition
以此 is a formal conjunction used in written Chinese to mean 'by this means' or 'therefore'. It connects a preceding action or reason to a resulting outcome, often in official, academic, or literary contexts. Unlike the more colloquial 所以, 以此 carries a sense of 'using this (method/reason) to achieve that' and is rarely used in everyday speech.
conj.
(formal conjunction) by this meanstherebytherefore
Examples
- ，以此。Gōngsī juédìng zēngjiā tóuzī, yǐ cǐ tígāo shēngchǎn xiàolǜ.The company decided to increase investment, thereby improving production efficiency.
- ，以此。Tā tíjiāo le xiángxì bàogào, yǐ cǐ zhèngmíng zìjǐ de guāndiǎn.He submitted a detailed report to prove his point.
- ，以此。Zhèngfǔ chūtái xīn zhèngcè, yǐ cǐ gǔlì kējì chuàngxīn.The government introduced new policies to encourage technological innovation.
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