HSK 6 Connectors & compound sentences
因 … 而 …
Because of… (因…而…)
Structure (Subject +)因 + cause + 而 + effect/verb
因…而… (yīn… ér…) packs cause and effect into a single clause: 因 introduces the reason and 而 links to the result. 因努力而成功 = "to succeed through hard work"; 因小失大 = "to lose the greater for the lesser". It is the compact, formal formula of journalism and the essay, as opposed to the more explicit, colloquial 因为…所以… (HSK 2). Because 因 and 而 are classical monosyllables, the pattern binds short elements and sounds refined; here 而 is not adversative but the connector pointing to the consequence.
Examples
- 他因长期努力而获得了成功。
He achieved success through sustained hard work.
- 切不可因小失大。
One must never lose the greater for the sake of the lesser.
- 工程因资金不足而被迫中止。
The project was forced to halt because of insufficient funding.
- 这座城市因悠久的历史而闻名于世。
This city is renowned throughout the world for its long history.
Levels are indicative: they follow the standard Chinese Grammar Wiki (AllSet Learning) progression, not an official HSK 3.0 mapping. We never assign levels by eye.