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Chinese dictionary
- 1
conj.because
她因为生病没有来。
She has not come because she is ill.
因为今天事情多,所以我没有去。
I didn't go because I was terribly busy today.
因为下雨,我们都回家了。
We all went home because of the rain.
因为事情太多,所以我直到今天才来看你。
I didn't come and see you till today because I was terribly busy.
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- 2
prep.because of; on account of; owing to
你也可能因为出生地而感到不好意思。
You may also be shy because of where you were born.
不好意思,不过我可不想因为你被解雇。
I'm sorry but I do not want to get fired because of you.
这名队员曾经因为打人犯规而被罚了局。
The player was once sent off because of striking.
有时会因为天气恶劣而取消比赛。
Games are sometimes cancelled because of bad weather.
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Word usage
- Note1."因为" is different from "由于". "由于" is mostly used as a conjunction in written language and is often used with "所以", "因此", and "因而"; "因为" is mostly used in spoken language, and cannot be used with "因此" or "因而", etc. 2."因为" is different from the usage of "为了". "因为" means the reason; "为了" means the purpose.