由于
yóuyúTraditional: 由于
#1531 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
due to, owing to, because of
Word origin
A compound of 由 (yóu, from or owing to) and 于 (yú, a classical preposition marking cause or location), used together to introduce a reason.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 由 (yóu, from) + 于 (yú, at, owing to)
Stroke order
由
于
Examples
，。
Owing to the bad weather, the match was cancelled.
，。
Because of his heavy workload, he rarely goes home.
堵塞，。
Due to the traffic jam, I was late.
格涨，。
Owing to the price rise, many people are unwilling to buy.
，辞。
For health reasons, she resigned from her job.
由于 (yóu yú) means due to or because of, introducing the cause in a sentence. It is more formal than 因为 and usually opens the clause stating the reason.
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