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

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==Sources and Further Reading==
  
 
[[Category: B2 grammar points]]
 
[[Category: B2 grammar points]]

Revision as of 02:00, 16 October 2012

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