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由于 (yóuyú) means "due to” or "owing to" and is formal in use. | 由于 (yóuyú) means "due to” or "owing to" and is formal in use. | ||
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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,全世界 的 天气 变得 越 来 越 反常 了。Due to the influence of the Greenhouse Effect, the whole Earth's weather is getting more and more unusual.
- 由于 意见 不一致,两位 老板 吵了起来。Due to differing opinions, two bosses started to argue.
- 由于 入市 门槛 高,微软公司 垄断 了 软件 市场。Due to it's saturation of the market, Microsoft enjoys a software monopoly.
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Sources and Further Reading
Website
- Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: How to use 因为 and 由于