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| + | 由于 (yóuyú) means "due to” or "owing to" and is formal in use. | ||
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| + | ==Structure== | ||
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| + | 由于 + Cause，Effect | ||
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| + | ==Examples== | ||
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| − | * <em>由于</em> 温室效应 的 | + | * <em>由于</em> 温室效应 的 影响，全球 的 气候 变得 越 来 越 反常 了。<span class="pinyin"><em>Yóuyú</em> wēnshì xiàoyìng de yǐngxiǎng, quánqiú de qìhòu biàn de yuèláiyuè fǎncháng le.</span><span class="trans">Due to the influence of the greenhouse effect, the whole Earth's climate is getting more and more abnormal.</span> |
| − | * <em>由于</em> 意见 | + | * <em>由于</em> 意见 不一致 ，两 位 老板 吵 了 起来。<span class="pinyin"><em>Yóuyú</em> yìjiàn bù yīzhì, liǎng wèi lǎobǎn chǎo le qǐlái.</span><span class="trans">Due to differing opinions, the two bosses started to argue.</span> |
| − | * <em>由于</em> | + | * <em>由于</em> 公司 发展 的 需要，我们 打算 再 招聘 一些 新的 员工。<span class="pinyin"><em>Yóuyú</em> gōngsī fāzhǎn de xūyào, wǒmen dǎsuàn zài zhāopìn yīxiē xīn de yuángōng.</span><span class="trans">Due to the our company's needs for development, we plan to hire more new staff.</span> |
| + | * <em>由于</em> 目标 客户 的 变化，企业 的 营销 策略 需要 做出 一些 调整。<span class="pinyin"><em>Yóuyú</em> mùbiāo kèhù de biànhuà, qǐyè de yíngxiāo cèlüè xūyào zuò chū yīxiē tiáozhěng.</span><span class="trans">Due to the changes in our target clients, our comorporate marketing strategies need some adjustments.</span> | ||
| + | * <em>由于</em> 人口 的 快速 增加，大 城市 的 社会 问题 越来越 严重 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Yóuyú</em> rénkǒu de kuàisù zēngjiā, dà chéngshì de shèhuì wèntí yuèláiyuè yánzhòng.</span><span class="trans">Due to the rapid growth of the population, social problems in big cities are getting more and more serious.</span> | ||
| + | * <em>由于</em> 地址 没 写 清楚 ，所以 这 封 信 没有 寄 出去 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Yóuyú</em> dìzhǐ méi xiě qīngchu, suǒyǐ zhè fēng xìn méiyǒu jì chūqù.</span><span class="trans">Due to the address not being clearly written, this letter was not sent.</span> | ||
| + | * <em>由于</em> 天气 原因 ，所有 的 航班 都 要 推迟 起飞。<span class="pinyin"><em>Yóuyú</em> tiānqì yuányīn, suǒyǒu de hángbān dōu yào tuīchí qǐfēi.</span><span class="trans">All departing flights have been postponed due to weather conditions.</span> | ||
| + | * <em>由于</em> 采用 了 新 技术 ，工厂 的 效率 大大 提高。 <span class="pinyin"><em>Yóuyú</em> cǎiyòng le xīn jìshù, gōngchǎng de xiàolǜ dàdà tígāo.</span><span class="trans">Owing to the use of new technology, the efficiency of the factory has improved significantly.</span> | ||
| + | * <em>由于</em> 工作 关系 ，我 经常 去 北京。<span class="pinyin"><em>Yóuyú</em> gōngzuò guānxi, wǒ jīngcháng qù Běijīng.</span><span class="trans">I often go to Beijing for my work.</span> | ||
| + | * <em>由于</em> 加强 了 管理 ，生产 的 饮料 全部 合格 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Yóuyú</em> jiāqiáng le guǎnlǐ, shēngchǎn de yǐnliào quánbù hégé.</span><span class="trans">Thanks to better management, all the beverages we produced passed the test.</span> | ||
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</div> | </div> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | *[[Emphasizing the | + | *[[Emphasizing the doer of an action with "you"]] |
| − | *[[Stating the | + | *[[Stating the effect before the cause]] |
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| + | ==Sources and Further Reading== | ||
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| + | ===Website=== | ||
| + | * Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0201.html How to use 因为 and 由于] | ||
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| + | ===Books=== | ||
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| + | {{Source|HSK Standard Course 4上|124}} | ||
[[Category: B2 grammar points]] | [[Category: B2 grammar points]] | ||
| + | {{HSK|HSK4}} | ||
| + | {{Basic Grammar|由于|B2|由于⋯⋯，⋯⋯|<em>由于</em> 天气 原因， 我们 的 航班 取消了。|grammar point|ASGL90MR}} | ||
| + | {{Rel char|于}} | ||
| + | {{Similar|Emphasizing the Doer of an Action with "you"}} | ||
| + | {{Similar|Stating the Effect before the Cause}} | ||
| + | {{Used for|Indicating cause and effect}} | ||
| + | {{Structure|Cause/Effect Statements}} | ||
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由于 (yóuyú) means "due to” or "owing to" and is formal in use.
Structure
由于 + Cause，Effect
Examples
- 由于 温室效应 的 影响，全球 的 气候 变得 越 来 越 反常 了。Due to the influence of the greenhouse effect, the whole Earth's climate is getting more and more abnormal.
- 由于 意见 不一致 ，两 位 老板 吵 了 起来。Due to differing opinions, the two bosses started to argue.
- 由于 公司 发展 的 需要，我们 打算 再 招聘 一些 新的 员工。Due to the our company's needs for development, we plan to hire more new staff.
- 由于 目标 客户 的 变化，企业 的 营销 策略 需要 做出 一些 调整。Due to the changes in our target clients, our comorporate marketing strategies need some adjustments.
- 由于 人口 的 快速 增加，大 城市 的 社会 问题 越来越 严重 。Due to the rapid growth of the population, social problems in big cities are getting more and more serious.
- 由于 地址 没 写 清楚 ，所以 这 封 信 没有 寄 出去 。Due to the address not being clearly written, this letter was not sent.
- 由于 天气 原因 ，所有 的 航班 都 要 推迟 起飞。All departing flights have been postponed due to weather conditions.
- 由于 采用 了 新 技术 ，工厂 的 效率 大大 提高。 Owing to the use of new technology, the efficiency of the factory has improved significantly.
- 由于 工作 关系 ，我 经常 去 北京。I often go to Beijing for my work.
- 由于 加强 了 管理 ，生产 的 饮料 全部 合格 。Thanks to better management, all the beverages we produced passed the test.
See also
Sources and Further Reading
Website
- Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: How to use 因为 and 由于
