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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.
 
 
 
=== Structure ===
 
 
 
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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Result ,因为 + Reason
 
 
 
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=== Examples ===
 
 
 
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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 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>
 
* 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 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 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>
 
* 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 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>
 
* 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==
 
*[[Explaining results with "suoyi"]]
 
*[[Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"]]
 
*[[Stating the effect before the cause]] (advanced article)
 
 
 
== Sources and further reading ==
 
 
 
=== Books ===
 
 
 
* [[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]
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]
 
{{Basic Grammar|因为|A2|……,因为…|我 不 喜欢 她,<em>因为</em> 她 很 坏。|grammar point|ASGLJ891}}
 
{{Similar|Explaining results with "suoyi"}}   
 
{{Similar|Cause and Effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"}}   
 
{{Similar|Stating the Effect before the Cause}}
 
{{Used for|Indicating cause and effect}}
 
{{POS|Conjunctions}}
 
{{Translation|because}}
 

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