because; because of
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplespreposition
because of; on account of; due to
Used to introduce the reason or cause of an event or situation. The reason follows 因为, and the result is stated in the main clause.
Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
shòu受
dào到
le了
chù处
fèn分
。
He was punished because of this incident.
Huì会
yì议
yīn因
wèi为
tiān天
qì气
yuán原
yīn因
qǔ取
xiāo消
le了
。
The meeting was canceled due to weather.
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Tā她
yīn因
wèi为
chū出
sè色
de的
gōng工
zuò作
biǎo表
xiàn现
huò获
dé得
le了
jìn晋
shēng升
。
She got a promotion because of her excellent work performance.
conjunction
because; since; as
Used in the structure '因为...，所以...' to explicitly mark a cause-and-effect relationship. '因为' introduces the cause, and '所以' introduces the effect.
Yīn因
wèi为
jīn今
tiān天
shì事
qíng情
duō多
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
méi没
yǒu有
qù去
chéng成
。
I couldn't go because there were a lot of things to do today.
Yīn因
wèi为
míng明
tiān天
xià下
yǔ雨
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
wǒ我
men们
bǎ把
yě野
cān餐
gǎi改
qī期
le了
。
Because it's going to rain tomorrow, we have rescheduled the picnic.
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Yīn因
wèi为
tā他
shēng生
bìng病
le了
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
méi没
lái来
shàng上
kè课
。
He didn't come to class because he was sick.
Yīn因
wèi为
bù不
dǒng懂
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
wǒ我
yào要
wèn问
。
I don't understand, so I need to ask.