由于

Meaning(preposition, conjunction)

due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because

Examples

• 由于下雨，航班推迟了。

  yóu yú xià yǔ, háng bān tuī chí le.

  The flight was delayed due to rain.

• 由于时间关系，今天就说到这儿。

  yóu yú shí jiān guān xì, jīn tiān jiù shuō dào zhè ér.

  Due to time, we'll stop here today.

• 由于他的帮助，我们完成了任务。

  yóu yú tā de bāng zhù, wǒ men wán chéng le rèn wu.

  Thanks to his help, we completed the task.

Easily confused

• 因为 — 由于 is more formal and pairs with 因此; 因为 can begin the second clause, 由于 rarely does.

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