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由于

yóu yú · you yu

Traditional 由於

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. due to
  2. as a result of
  3. thanks to
  4. owing to
  5. since
  6. because
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  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，门(mén)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)什么(shénme)？

    Look, what does the sign on the door say?

  2. Dengdeng

    由于(yóuyú)装修(zhuāngxiū)，本(běn)店(diàn)休息(xiūxi)三(sān)天(tiān)。

    Due to renovation, this shop is closed for three days.

  3. Liangliang

    由于(yóuyú)？这(zhè)是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    Due to? What does that mean?

  4. Dengdeng

    就是(jiùshì)因为(yīnwèi)的(de)意思(yìsi)，牌子(páizi)上(shàng)常(cháng)这样(zhèyàng)写(xiě)。

    It just means because. Signs often say it that way.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)也(yě)说(shuō)：由于(yóuyú)我(wǒ)太(tài)饿(è)，先(xiān)去(qù)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    Then I will say it too: due to being too hungry, I am going to eat first.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，由于(yóuyú)你(nǐ)说(shuō)得(de)对(duì)，我(wǒ)同意(tóngyì)。

    OK. Due to you being right, I agree.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

由(yóu)于(yú)产(chǎn)量(liàng)过(guò)剩(shèng)，卷(juǎn)心(xīn)菜(cài)的(de)价(jià)格(gé)下(xià)降(jiàng)了(le)。

The price of cabbage fell because of overproduction.

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

02

由(yóu)于(yú)下(xià)大(dà)雨(yǔ)，比(bǐ)赛(sài)被(bèi)取(qǔ)消(xiāo)了(le)。

Because of the heavy rain, the match was canceled.

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由
yóu

to follow; from

于
yú

(of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for

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