yóuyú

由于

HSK 3Word · Preposition · ConjunctionTraditional由於

because of; due to; owing to

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

preposition

because of; due to; owing to

formal

Used to introduce a noun or noun phrase that is the reason for something. Often used at the beginning of a sentence.

Yóu由
yú于
lǎo老
shī师
de的
bāng帮
zhù助
 ，
wǒ我
jìn进
bù步
hěn很
kuài快
 。

Due to the teacher's help, I improved quickly.

Bǐ比
sài赛
yóu由
yú于
tiān天
qì气
yuán原
yīn因
bèi被
qǔ取
xiāo消
le了
 。

The match was cancelled due to the weather.

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Yóu由
yú于
jiāo交
tōng通
dǔ堵
sè塞
 ，
tā他
shàng上
bān班
chí迟
dào到
le了
 。

He was late for work because of the traffic jam.

2.

conjunction

since; as; because

formal

Used as a conjunction, often paired with "所以" (suǒyǐ) or "因此" (yīncǐ) to form a cause-effect structure (由于...所以/因此...).

Yóu由
yú于
tā他
gōng工
zuò作
nǔ努
lì力
 ，
suǒ所
yǐ以
dé得
dào到
le了
dà大
jiā家
de的
rèn认
kě可
 。

Since he works hard, he has gained everyone's recognition.

Yóu由
yú于
shí时
jiān间
jǐn紧
pò迫
 ，
yīn因
cǐ此
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
jiā加
kuài快
sù速
dù度
 。

As time is tight, we must speed up.

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Yóu由
yú于
dà大
jiā家
yì意
jiàn见
bù不
yī一
zhì致
 ，
suǒ所
yǐ以
huì会
yì议
yán延
cháng长
le了
 。

Because everyone's opinions were not aligned, the meeting was extended.