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鉴于

jiàn yú · jian yu

Traditional 鑒於

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. in view of
  2. seeing that
  3. considering
  4. whereas
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2 examples
01

鉴(jiàn)于(yú)天(tiān)气(qì)不(bù)好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)们(men)取(qǔ)消(xiāo)了(le)比(bǐ)赛(sài)。

In view of the bad weather, we canceled the match.

02

鉴(jiàn)于(yú)他(tā)经(jīng)验(yàn)丰(fēng)富(fù)，公(gōng)司(sī)决(jué)定(dìng)让(ràng)他(tā)负(fù)责(zé)这(zhè)个(ge)项(xiàng)目(mù)。

Considering his rich experience, the company decided to put him in charge of this project.

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