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| − | 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.
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| − | === Structure ===
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| − | In this structure, we first state the result, and then give the reason in the next statement after the 因为 (yīnwèi).
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| − | <div class="jiegou">
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| − | Result ，因为 + Reason
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| − | === Examples ===
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| − | <div class="liju">
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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>
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| − | * 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>
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| − | * 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>
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| − | * 爸爸 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 is not very well because he drank too much alcohol yeaterday.</span>
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| − | * 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>
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| − | * 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>
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| − | * 他们 没 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>
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| − | * 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>
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| − | * 他 没 上 过 大学， <em>因为</em> 他家 没钱。 <span class="pinyin">Tā méi shàng guo dàxué, <em>yīnwèi</em> tājiā méiqián.</span> <span class="trans">He's never been to college because his family doesn't have the money.</span>
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | *[[Explaining results with "suoyi"]]
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| − | *[[Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"]]
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| − | *[[Stating the effect before the cause]] (advanced article)
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| − | == Sources and further reading ==
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| − | === Books ===
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| − | * [[Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)]] (p. 272) [http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B004WA6JSQ/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ →buy]
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| − | [[Category:A2 grammar points]]
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| − | {{Basic Grammar|因为|A2|……，因为…|我 不 喜欢 她，<em>因为</em> 她 很 坏。|grammar point|ASGLJ891}}
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| − | {{Similar|Explaining results with "suoyi"}}
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| − | {{Similar|Cause and Effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"}}
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| − | {{Similar|Stating the Effect before the Cause}}
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| − | {{Used for|Indicating cause and effect}}
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| − | {{POS|Conjunctions}}
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| − | {{Translation|because}}
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