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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:
- 我 不 喜欢 汉字，因为 很 难 记。
- 她 喜欢 你，因为 你 很 友好。
- 我 滑 了 一 个 跟头 了，因为 我 喝 了 太多 啤酒。
