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因为

yīn wèiㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: NHÂN VỊ

Traditional: 因為

HSK 2HSK 3.0 · 2TOCFL 1

Meaning(preposition, conjunction)

because; owing to; on account of

Often paired: 因为… 所以…

Examples

  • 因为下雨,我们没去公园。

    yīn wèi xià yǔ, wǒ men méi qù gōng yuán.

    Because it rained, we didn't go to the park.

  • 我迟到了,因为路上堵车。

    wǒ chí dào le, yīn wèi lù shang dǔ chē.

    I was late because of a traffic jam.

  • 因为他很努力,所以考得很好。

    yīn wèi tā hěn nǔ lì, suǒ yǐ kǎo dé hěn hǎo.

    Because he worked hard, he did well on the exam.

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Stroke order

NHÂN · 6 strokes

old variant of 因

VỊ · 4 strokes

as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)