由于

yóu yú · you yu

Traditional 由於

Meaning

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

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2 examples
01

由(yóu)于(yú)产(chǎn)量(liàng)过(guò)剩(shèng),卷(juǎn)心(xīn)菜(cài)的(de)价(jià)格(gé)下(xià)降(jiàng)了(le)。

The price of cabbage fell because of overproduction.

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02

由(yóu)于(yú)下(xià)大(dà)雨(yǔ),比(bǐ)赛(sài)被(bèi)取(qǔ)消(xiāo)了(le)。

Because of the heavy rain, the match was canceled.

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