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Chinese dictionary
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  • conj.as a result; consequently; with the result that; (usually referring to bad results) so that

    • gōng zuò shū hu yǐ zhì fā shēng shì gù

      工作疏忽以致发生事故

      Sloppiness at work ended up causing an accident.

    • tā píng shí xùn liàn bù kè kǔ yǐ zhì shè jī kǎo hé méi yǒu jí gé

      平时训练刻苦以致射击考核没有及格

      She didn't practise hard, so she failed the marksmanship test.

    • tā píng shí xué xí bù nǔ lì yǐ zhì kǎo shì bù jí gé

      平时学习努力以致考试及格

      He hadn't studied hard so that he failed in the exam.

    • tā shì xiān méi yǒu zuò chōng fèn diào chá yán jiū yǐ zhì yǒu le cuò wù de jié lùn

      事先没有充分调查研究以致错误结论

      He didn't make adequate investigation beforehand, and consequently made a wrong conclusion.

    • tiān sè yīn àn yǐ zhì hěn nán pāi chū hǎo zhào piàn lái

      天色阴暗以致照片

      The day was dark, so it was hard to get a good photograph.

    • dà yǔ qīng pén yǐ zhì dà bà dǎo tā tǔ dì bèi yān

      大雨倾盆以致大坝倒塌土地

      The rain fell down in torrents, and as a result the dam broke and the land was flooded.

    • tā chí dào le yǐ zhì méi gǎn shàng fēi jī

      迟到以致赶上飞机

      He was late, with the result that he missed his plane.

Word usage

  • Note
    "以致" is different from "以至". "以至" contains the meaning of "甚至", and the connected result is mostly the continuation or deepening of the situation stated in the above words or clauses, which can be good or bad; "以致" contains "to cause" which means that many connections are bad or undesirable results of the speaker.