以致……

yǐzhì...

so that / resulting in... (以致……)

以致 means “resulting in” or “so that.” It is formal and often introduces a negative consequence.

Ejemplo principal

他长期缺乏休息，以致身体越来越差。

Tā chángqī quēfá xiūxi, yǐzhì shēntǐ yuè lái yuè chà.

He lacked rest for a long time, resulting in his health getting worse and worse.

HSK 5

1 estructuras

15 ejercicios

Resumen de la lección

Read the sample sentence and notice how 以致…… works in the frame: A，以致 B.

Explicación

以致 links a prior situation with a consequence, especially a bad or undesirable one. It is common in written analysis, reports, and explanations of problems. Compared with 以至于, 以致 is more concise, more formal, and more often negative.

Modelos de estructura

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Estructura gramatical

A，以致 B

introduces an often negative consequence caused by the previous situation

他长期缺乏休息，以致身体越来越差。

Tā chángqī quēfá xiūxi, yǐzhì shēntǐ yuè lái yuè chà.

He lacked rest for a long time, resulting in his health getting worse and worse.

Errores frecuentes

Using 以致 for a clearly happy result: 以致身体越来越健康。For positive degree-result, 以至于 is usually more natural.
Using it without a cause in the previous clause.以致 needs a preceding cause or situation.

Notas de uso

Formal and often negative.
Common with 无法, 影响, 失败, 反复出现.
Close to 导致 but connects clauses more smoothly.

Ejercicios

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Completa el hueco:

他长期缺乏休息，____身体越来越差。

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