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由于 (yóu yú): because of, due to; owing to

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 4preposition, conjunction

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: because of, due to; owing to
Characters: 2
Part of speech: preposition, conjunction
HSK level: HSK 4

Full definitions

due to
as a result of
thanks to
owing to
since
because
due to
owing to
because of
as a result of
since
because (used to introduce a reason)

Chinese explanation

表示原因或理由，相当于因为。后面常接某种情况或事实，说明因此产生了后面的结果。例如由于下雨，比赛取消了。多用于书面语，语气比因为更正式
也可以说由于某种原因。

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Character breakdown

HSK 4

to follow

HSK 6

to go

Example sentences

Due to weather conditions, the flight was cancelled.

Because he studies hard, his grades are very good.

Owing to a lack of evidence, the police could not arrest him.

I was late due to a traffic jam.

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