因此 yīn cǐ thus; consequently; as a result Example sentences 手头越来越紧,因此,你不要再大吃大喝了。 shǒutóu yuèláiyuèjǐn, yīncǐ, nǐ bùyào zài dàchīdàhē le. Money is getting tighter, so you should stop spending so much money on food and drinks 他每个月的经济压力很大,因此,他常常手头很紧。 tā měi gè yuè de jīngjì yālì hěn dà, yīncǐ, tā chángcháng shǒutóu hěn jǐn. His economic pressure is huge every month, so he's always tight at hand