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| − | * | + | * 他 的 中文 很 好 ， <em>因为</em> 他 太太 是 中国人 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā de Zhōngwén hěn hǎo, <em>yīnwèi</em> tā tàitai shì Zhōngguórén.</span> <span class="trans">He speaks Chinese well because his wife is Chinese.</span> |
| − | * 她 喜欢 你 ， <em>因为</em> 你 很 | + | * 她 喜欢 你 ， <em>因为</em> 你 很 帅。 <span class="pinyin">Tā xǐhuan nǐ, <em>yīnwèi</em> nǐ hěn shuài.</span> <span class="trans">She likes you because you are handsome.</span> |
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* 我 在 学习 中文 ， <em>因为</em> 我 想 去 中国 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ zài xuéxí Zhōngwén, <em>yīnwèi</em> wǒ xiǎng qù Zhōngguó.</span> <span class="trans">I am studying Chinese because I want to go China.</span> | * 我 在 学习 中文 ， <em>因为</em> 我 想 去 中国 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ zài xuéxí Zhōngwén, <em>yīnwèi</em> wǒ xiǎng qù Zhōngguó.</span> <span class="trans">I am studying Chinese because I want to go China.</span> | ||
| − | * 他 | + | * 我 不 喜欢 她 ， <em>因为</em> 她 很 不 友好 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ bù xǐhuan tā, <em>yīnwèi</em> tā hěn bù yǒuhǎo.</span> <span class="trans">I don't like her because she is very unfriendly.</span> |
| + | * 爸爸 今天 不 太 舒服 ， <em>因为</em> 昨天 喝 了 太 多 酒 。 <span class="pinyin">Bàba jīntiān bùtài bù tài shūfu, <em>yīnwèi</em> zuótiān hē le tài duō jiǔ.</span> <span class="trans">Dad feel not very well because he drank too much alcohol yeaterday.</span> | ||
| + | * 今天 他 没 去 上课 ， <em>因为</em> 他 生病 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Jīntiān tā méi qù shàngkè, <em>yīnwèi</em> tā shēngbìng le.</span> <span class="trans">He didn't go to school today because he's sick.</span> | ||
| + | * 妈妈 很 累， <em>因为</em> 家里 有 三 个 孩子。 <span class="pinyin">Māma hěn lèi, <em>yīnwèi</em> jiālǐ yǒu sānge háizi.</span> <span class="trans">Mom is exhausted because there are three kid in this house.</span> | ||
* 他们 没有 去 杭州 ， <em>因为</em> 天气 非常 热 。 <span class="pinyin">Tāmen méiyǒu qù Hángzhōu, <em>yīnwèi</em> tiānqì fēicháng rè.</span> <span class="trans">They didn't go to Hangzhou because the weather was very hot.</span> | * 他们 没有 去 杭州 ， <em>因为</em> 天气 非常 热 。 <span class="pinyin">Tāmen méiyǒu qù Hángzhōu, <em>yīnwèi</em> tiānqì fēicháng rè.</span> <span class="trans">They didn't go to Hangzhou because the weather was very hot.</span> | ||
| − | + | * 上 个 月 我 不 在 上海 ， <em>因为</em> 我 去 南京 出差 了。 <span class="pinyin">Shàng gè yuè wǒ bù zài Shànghǎi, <em>yīnwèi</em> wǒ qù Nánjīng chūchāi le.</span> <span class="trans">I wasn't in Shanghai last month because I went to Nanjing on business trips.</span> | |
| − | * 上 个 月 我 不 在 上海 ， <em>因为</em> 我 去 南京 | ||
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Similar to
- Expressing "as a result" with "jieguo" (B1)
- Expressing "then…" with "name" (B1)
- Expressing "since" with "jiran" (B2)
- Expressing "therefore" with "yinci" (B2)
- Stating the effect before the cause (B2)
- Express an action and its effect by using "tongguo… shi" (C1)
- Using "because" with "er" to indicate effect (C1)
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Keywords
A common way to explain causes in Chinese is with 因为 (yīnwèi). This is almost entirely equivalent to "because" in English. Usually 因为 (yīnwèi) will begin a new phrase in a sentence.
Structure
In this structure, we first state the result, and then give the reason in the next statement after the 因为 (yīnwèi).
Result ，因为 + Reason
Examples
- 他 的 中文 很 好 ， 因为 他 太太 是 中国人 。 He speaks Chinese well because his wife is Chinese.
- 她 喜欢 你 ， 因为 你 很 帅。 She likes you because you are handsome.
- 我 在 学习 中文 ， 因为 我 想 去 中国 。 I am studying Chinese because I want to go China.
- 我 不 喜欢 她 ， 因为 她 很 不 友好 。 I don't like her because she is very unfriendly.
- 爸爸 今天 不 太 舒服 ， 因为 昨天 喝 了 太 多 酒 。 Dad feel not very well because he drank too much alcohol yeaterday.
- 今天 他 没 去 上课 ， 因为 他 生病 了 。 He didn't go to school today because he's sick.
- 妈妈 很 累， 因为 家里 有 三 个 孩子。 Mom is exhausted because there are three kid in this house.
- 他们 没有 去 杭州 ， 因为 天气 非常 热 。 They didn't go to Hangzhou because the weather was very hot.
- 上 个 月 我 不 在 上海 ， 因为 我 去 南京 出差 了。 I wasn't in Shanghai last month because I went to Nanjing on business trips.
See also
- Explaining results with "suoyi"
- Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"
- Stating the effect before the cause (advanced article)
