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Chinese dictionary
- 1
prep.because of; due to; owing to; thanks to; as a result of
由于老师傅的耐心教导,他很快就掌握了这门技术。
Thanks to the patient teaching on the part of the veteran masters, he learnt the skill very quickly.
由于当时情况特殊,事情只能缓办。
Due to the specific circumstances at that time, the matter had to be postponed.
由于他的错误,出了事故。
An accident occurred due to his mistake.
- 2
conj.since; because; as
由于各人的观点不同,我们没能取得一致意见。
Since our points of view differ, we can't reach an agreement.
由于时间很晚了,我现在要回家。
As it is late, I'll go home now.
由于受伤,他被迫退赛。
He was forced to withdraw from the competition because of injury.
Word usage
- Note"因为" is different from "由于". "由于" is mostly used as a conjunction in written language, and is often used in conjunction 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.