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

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* <em>由于</em> 温室效应 的 影响,全世界 的 天气 变得 越 来 越 反常 了。
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* <em>由于</em> 温室效应 的 影响,全世界 的 天气 变得 越 来 越 反常 了。<span class="trans">Due to the influence of the Greenhouse Effect, the whole Earth's weather is getting more and more unusual.</span>
* <em>由于</em>  意见 不一致,两位 老板 吵了起来。
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* <em>由于</em>  意见 不一致,两位 老板 吵了起来。<span class="trans">Due to differing opinions, two bosses started to argue.</span>
* <em>由于</em> 入市 门槛 高,微软公司 垄断 了 软件 市场。
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* <em>由于</em> 入市 门槛 高,微软公司 垄断 了 软件 市场。<span class="trans">Due to it's saturation of the market, Microsoft enjoys a software monopoly.</span>
 
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Revision as of 08:53, 3 July 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。Due to the influence of the Greenhouse Effect, the whole Earth's weather is getting more and more unusual.
  • 由于 意见 不一致,两位 老板 吵了起来。Due to differing opinions, two bosses started to argue.
  • 由于 入市 门槛 高,微软公司 垄断 了 软件 市场。Due to it's saturation of the market, Microsoft enjoys a software monopoly.

See also

Sources and Further Reading

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