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* 我 不 喜欢 汉字,<em>因为</em> 很 难 记。<span class="trans">I don't like Chinese characters because they are hard to remember.</span>
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* 我 不 喜欢 她,<em>因为</em> 坏。<span class="trans">I don't like her because she is a bad person.</span>
 
* 她 喜欢 你,<em>因为</em> 你 很 友好。<span class="trans">She likes you because you are friendly.</span>
 
* 她 喜欢 你,<em>因为</em> 你 很 友好。<span class="trans">She likes you because you are friendly.</span>
* 我 不 记得 昨天 的 事情,<em>因为</em> 我 喝 了 太多 啤酒。<span class="trans">I don't remember what happened yesterday because I drank too much beer.</span>
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* 我 不 舒服,<em>因为</em> 我 喝 了 太多 啤酒。<span class="trans">I feel unwell because I drank too much beer.</span>
* 今天我没去上课,<em>因为</em> 我的身体不太舒服。<span class="trans">I didn't  go to school today because I did not feel too well.</span>
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* 今天 我 没 去 上课,<em>因为</em> 我 生病 了。<span class="trans">I didn't  go to school today because I am sick.</span>
* 我的男朋友很有爱心,<em>因为</em> 他很喜欢小动物。<span class="trans">My boyfriend is compassionate because he likes small animals.</span>
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* 我 爱 你,<em>因为</em> 你 是 我 女儿。<span class="trans">I love you because you are my daughter.</span>
* 我的爸爸和哥哥都不抽烟,<em>因为</em> 抽烟对身体不好。<span class="trans">My father and brother both don't smoke because smoking is not good for one's body. </span>
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* 我 在 学习 中文 <em>因为</em> 我 想 去 中国。<span class="trans">I am studying Chinese because I want to go China.</span>
* 我的外国朋友学汉语学得很快,<em>因为</em>她经常看中国的电视剧。<span class="trans">My foreign friend learned Chinese really fast because she often watches Chinese TV shows.</span>
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* 他 很 高兴,<em>因为</em>他 认识 了 一个 女孩。<span class="trans">He is happy because he knew a girl.</span>
* 上个周末他们没有去杭州玩儿,<em>因为</em> 天气非常热。<span class="trans">Last weekend they didn't go to visit Hangzhou because the weather was very hot.</span>
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* 他们 没有 去 杭州,<em>因为</em> 天气 非常 热。<span class="trans">They didn't go to Hangzhou because the weather was very hot.</span>
* 上海的年轻人英语说得不错,<em>因为</em>上海有很多老外 。<span class="trans">The young people in Shanghai speak English well because Shanghai has a lot of foreigners.</span>
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* 他 的 中文 很 好,<em>因为</em>他 太太 是 中国人 。<span class="trans">He speak Chinese well because his wife is Chinese.</span>
* 上个月我不在上海,<em>因为</em>我去南京玩儿了 。<span class="trans">I wasn't in Shanghai last month because I went to visit Nanjing.</span>
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* 上 个 月 我 不 在 上海,<em>因为</em> 我 去 南京了 。<span class="trans">I wasn't in Shanghai last month because I went to Nanjing.</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 07:31, 25 December 2013

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.


Structure

In this structure, we first state the result, and then give the reason in the next statement after the 因为.

Result ,因为 + Reason

Examples

  • 我 不 喜欢 她,因为 她 很 坏。I don't like her because she is a bad person.
  • 她 喜欢 你,因为 你 很 友好。She likes you because you are friendly.
  • 我 不 舒服,因为 我 喝 了 太多 啤酒。I feel unwell because I drank too much beer.
  • 今天 我 没 去 上课,因为 我 生病 了。I didn't go to school today because I am sick.
  • 我 爱 你,因为 你 是 我 女儿。I love you because you are my daughter.
  • 我 在 学习 中文 因为 我 想 去 中国。I am studying Chinese because I want to go China.
  • 他 很 高兴,因为他 认识 了 一个 女孩。He is happy because he knew a girl.
  • 他们 没有 去 杭州,因为 天气 非常 热。They didn't go to Hangzhou because the weather was very hot.
  • 他 的 中文 很 好,因为他 太太 是 中国人 。He speak Chinese well because his wife is Chinese.
  • 上 个 月 我 不 在 上海,因为 我 去 南京了 。I wasn't in Shanghai last month because I went to Nanjing.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

HSK3