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因为

yīn wèi · yin wei

Traditional 因為

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. because
  2. owing to
  3. on account of
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Why so happy?

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)为什么(wèishénme)这么(zhème)高兴(gāoxìng)？

    Dengdeng, why are you so happy today?

  2. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)今天(jīntiān)是(shì)星期五(xīngqīwǔ)！

    Because today is Friday!

  3. Liangliang

    星期五(xīngqīwǔ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)好(hǎo)的(de)？

    What's so good about Friday?

  4. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)明天(míngtiān)是(shì)星期六(xīngqīliù)。

    Because tomorrow is Saturday.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)星期六(xīngqīliù)你(nǐ)会(huì)更(gèng)高兴(gāoxìng)吧(ba)？

    Then you'll be even happier on Saturday?

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，因为(yīnwèi)后天(hòutiān)是(shì)星期天(xīngqītiān)！

    Yes, because the day after is Sunday!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)的(de)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)因(yīn)为(wèi)火(huǒ)车(chē)延(yán)期(qī)了(le)。

Their journey was delayed because of the train.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by niceguydave · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)必(bì)须(xū)要(yào)换(huàn)衣(yī)服(fu)，因(yīn)为(wèi)我(wǒ)现(xiàn)在(zài)穿(chuān)的(de)衣(yī)服(fu)不(bú)适(shì)合(hé)这(zhè)个(ge)环(huán)境(jìng)。

I had to change clothes because what I was wearing wasn't appropriate for the situation.

Tatoeba: Chinese by CLARET · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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因
yīn

cause; reason

为
wèi

because of; for

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