Difference between revisions of "Expressing "due to…" with "youyu""
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*[[Stating the Effect before the Cause]] | *[[Stating the Effect before the Cause]] | ||
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[[Category: B2 grammar points]] | [[Category: B2 grammar points]] | ||
Revision as of 02:00, 16 October 2012
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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。
- 由于 意见 不一致，两位 老板 吵了起来。
- 由于 入市 门槛 高，微软公司 垄断 了 软件 市场。
