Explaining causes with "yinwei"
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Similar to
- Expressing "as a result" with "jieguo" (B1)
- Expressing "then…" with "name" (B1)
- Expressing "since" with "jiran" (B2)
- Expressing "therefore" with "yinci" (B2)
- Stating the effect before the cause (B2)
- Express an action and its effect by using "tongguo… shi" (C1)
- Using "because" with "er" to indicate effect (C1)
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Keywords
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 汉字，因为 很 难 记。I don't like Chinese characters because they are hard to remember.
- 她 喜欢 你，因为 你 很 友好。He likes you because you are friendly.
- 我 不 记得 昨天 的 事情，因为 我 喝 了 太多 啤酒。I don't remember what happened yesterday because I drank too much beer.
- 今天我没去上课，因为 我的身体不太舒服。I didn't go to school because I did not feel that well.
- 我的男朋友很有爱心，因为 他很喜欢小动物。My boyfriend is loving because he cares for animals.
- 我的爸爸和哥哥都不抽烟，因为 抽烟对身体不好。Both my father and brother don't smoke because smoking is not good for health.
- 我的外国朋友学汉语学得很快，因为她经常看中国的电视剧。My foreign friend learned Chinese really fast because she often watches Chinese TV shows.
- 上个周末他们没有去杭州玩儿，因为 天气非常热。Last weekend they didn't go to visit Hangzhou because the weather was very hot.
- 上海的年轻人英语说得不错，因为上海有很多老外 。The young people in Shanghai speak English well because Shanghai has a lot of foreigners.
- 上个月我不在上海，因为我去南京玩儿了 。I wasn't in Shanghai last month because I went to visit Nanjing.
See also
- Explaining results with "suoyi"
- Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"
- Stating the effect before the cause (advanced article)
