Difference between revisions of "Expressing "due to…" with "youyu""

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* Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0201.html/ How to use 因为 and 由于]
  
 
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Revision as of 06:38, 17 June 2013

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。

See also

Sources and Further Reading

Website