由于 yóuyú due to
due to; owing to; as a result of; thanks to
怎么记住“由于”: 由 because + 于 at = due to.
汉字
用法
- Because of / due to, introducing a cause - 由于天气不好，比赛取消了 (yóuyú tiānqì bù hǎo, bǐsài qǔxiāo le) due to bad weather, the match was cancelled.
- More written/formal than 因为 (yīnwèi); it leans toward the cause clause and pairs with 所以/因此 for the result.
- 由于 usually leads with the reason and rarely ends a sentence, unlike 因为 which can answer 'why?' on its own.
例句
- 由于下雨，比赛取消了。 Yóuyú xiàyǔ, bǐsài qǔxiāo le.Due to the rain, the game has been canceled.
- 由于我生病了，我便没去上学。 Yóuyú wǒ shēngbìng le, wǒ biàn méi qù shàngxué.Since I was sick, I didn't go to school.
- 由于天气不好，飞机迟到了3小时。 Yóuyú tiānqì bùhǎo, fēijī chídào le 3xiǎoshí.The plane was three hours late due to bad weather.