由
于

Due to in Chinese: 由于 (yóu yú)

yóu yú

due to

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 由於2 example sentences

Definitions

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

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于

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄡˊ

yóu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

ㄩˊ

yú

ㄩ/ üˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

由于

Simplified

由於

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 由于下雨，野餐泡汤了。

    yóu yú xià yǔ， yě cān pào tāng le。

    The picnic was called off because of the rain.

  • 由于火车延误，我迟到了。

    yóu yú huǒ chē yán wù， wǒ chí dào le。

    I was late as a result of the train delay.

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Related words

由

yóu

to follow

于

yú

to go

关于

guān yú

pertaining to

终于

zhōng yú

at last

于是

yú shì

thereupon

等于

děng yú

to equal

对于

duì yú

regarding

理由

lǐ yóu

reason

善于

shàn yú

to be good at

属于

shǔ yú

to be classified as

至于

zhì yú

as for

自由

zì yóu

freedom

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