由于(yóu yú) - due to, owing to, because of in Mandarin

由yóu于yú天tiān气qì不bù好hǎo，比bǐ赛sài取qǔ消xiāo了le。

Owing to the bad weather, the match was cancelled.

由yóu于yú工gōng作zuò太tài忙máng，他tā很hěn少shǎo回huí家jiā。

Because of his heavy workload, he rarely goes home.

由yóu于yú交jiāo通tōng堵dǔ塞sāi，我wǒ迟chí到dào了le。

Due to the traffic jam, I was late.

由yóu于yú价jià格gé上shàng涨zhǎng，很hěn多duō人rén不bù愿yuàn意yì买mǎi。

Owing to the price rise, many people are unwilling to buy.

由yóu于yú身shēn体tǐ原yuán因yīn，她tā辞cí去qù了le工gōng作zuò。

For health reasons, she resigned from her job.