Difference between revisions of "Explaining causes with "yinwei""

 
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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 will begin a new phrase in a sentence.
 
 
 
Some examples:
 
 
 
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* 我 不 喜欢 汉字,<em>因为</em> 很 难 记。
 
* 她 喜欢 你,<em>因为</em> 你 很 友好。
 
* 我 滑 了 一 个 跟头 了,<em>因为</em> 我 喝 了 太多 啤酒。
 
 
 
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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)]] (pp. 271) [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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