Expressing "due to…" with "youyu"

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，全球 的 气候 变得 越 来 越 反常 了。Yóuyú wēnshì xiàoyìng de yǐngxiǎng, quánqiú de qìhòu biàn de yuè lái yuè fǎncháng le.Due to the influence of the Greenhouse Effect, the whole Earth's climate is getting more and more unusual.
• 由于 意见 不一致，两位 老板 吵了起来。Yóuyú yìjiàn bùyīzhì, liǎng wèi lǎobǎn chǎo le qǐlái.Due to differing opinions, two bosses started to argue.
• 由于 公司 发展 的 需要，我们 打算 再 招聘 一些 新的 老师。Yóuyú gōngsī fāzhǎn de xūyào, wǒmen dǎsuàn zài zhāopìn yīxiē xīn de lǎoshī.Due to the need of the development of our company, we plan to hire more new teachers.
• 由于 目标客户 的 变化，企业 的 营销 策略 需要 做出 一些 调整。Yóuyú mùbiāo kèhù de biànhuà, qǐyè de yíngxiāo cèlüè xūyào zuò chū yīxiē tiáozhěng.Due to the change of our target clients, the marketing strategies need some adjustments.
• 由于人口 的 快速 增加，大城市 的 社会问题 越来越 严重。Yóuyú rénkǒu de kuàisù zēngjiā, dà chéngshì de shèhuì wèntí yuè lái yuè yánzhòng.Due to the rapid growth of population, social problems in big cities are getting more and more serious.
• 由于 地址 没 写 清楚，所以 这 封 信 没有 寄 出去。Yóuyú dìzhǐ méi xiě qīngchu, suǒyǐ zhè fēng xìn méiyǒu jì chūqù.The letter was not sent because the address was not clearly written.
• 由于 天气 原因，所有的 航班 都 要 推迟 起飞。Yóuyú tiānqì yuányīn, suǒyǒu de hángbān dōu yào tuīchí qǐfēi.All flights have to be postponed because of the weather.
• 由于 采用 了 新技术，工厂的 效率 大大 提高。 Yóuyú cǎiyòng le xīn jìshù, gōngchǎng de xiàolǜ dàdà tígāo.Thanks to the new technology, the efficiency of the factory has improved considerably.
• 由于 工作关系，我 经常 去 北京。Yóuyú gōngzuò guānxi, wǒ jīngcháng qù Běijīng.I often go to Beijing because of my work.
• 由于 加强 了 管理，生产的 饮料 全部 合格。Yóuyú jiāqiáng le guǎnlǐ, shēngchǎn de yǐnliào quánbù hégé.Thanks to better management, all the beverages we produced passed the test.

See also

• Emphasizing the doer of an action with "you"
• Stating the effect before the cause

Sources and Further Reading

Website

• Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: How to use 因为 and 由于

Books

• HSK Standard Course 4上 (pp. 124) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy

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