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由于…因此…

Due to…, therefore… (formal)

HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4

由于 + cause，(因此/所以) + result

由于…因此… is the formal counterpart of 因为…所以…, common in news, notices and reading passages. 由于 pairs with 因此 or 所以, and 因此 can stand alone (这里交通方便，因此房价比较高). Unlike 因为, the 由于 clause almost always comes FIRST; to give the reason afterwards use 是由于. 由于 also works as a preposition before a noun: 由于天气原因 'due to the weather'.

HSK 4–5 reading passages and gap fills.

Examples

  • 由于天气原因，航班推迟了。

    The flight was delayed due to the weather.

  • 由于他工作努力，因此得到了老板的表扬。

    Because he worked hard, he was praised by his boss.

  • 由于时间关系，今天就讲到这里。

    Owing to time constraints, we'll stop here today.

  • 这里交通方便，因此房价比较高。

    Transport here is convenient, so housing prices are high.

Exercises

  1. 1. 大雾，高速公路暂时关闭。

  2. 2.由于准备充分， 这次活动很成功。

  3. 3.他每天坚持锻炼， 身体一直很好。

  4. 4.Choose the correct sentence:

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