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因为 yīnwèi

因为 yīnwèi Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 因为 yīnwèi .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yīnwèi | yin1 wei4
English translation
because
owing to
on account of

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Traditional form

因為

Part of speech

Conjunction / 连词 lián cí Lián cí
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Etymology of 因为 yīnwèi

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yīn

Explanation

Pictograph of clothing surrounding ( wéi ) a person ( rén ), now written as yīn . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

囗大

Number of Strokes

6
wéi

Explanation

Simplified form of wèi . Pictograph of a hand guiding an elephant to do work (in ancient China elephants were tamed to do work). Based on the meaning "to work; to do".

Positional decomposition

diǎn 力丶

Number of Strokes

4

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Example sentences using 因为 yīnwèi

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xiǎo 因为 yīnwèi 饿 è ér 开始 kāishǐ 吱吱 jiào .

The little chicks began to peep because they were hungry.

因为 yīnwèi 天气 tiānqì zhuǎn qíng ,昨天 zuótiān 短途出游 chū yóu 进入 jìn rù 高峰 gāofēng .

Because the weather turned fine yesterday, also entered the peak short - distance travel.

苔丝直哭得声咽气 yàn qì jiē ,肝肠断绝 duànjué ;因为 yīnwèi biē le 这些 zhè xiē tiān le , dào 今天 jīntiān cái 一齐 yī qí dōu 发泄 fā xiè 出来 chū lái .

Tess was convulsed with weeping, the tension of so many days having relaxed at last.

guàng 暗娼 àn chāng xiǎng 独占 dú zhàn ,因为 yīnwèi yǒu Qián .

Even in brothels he wanted to monopolize because he had money.

běn 星期 xīngqī mǎi 胡萝卜 hú luó bo zuì 合算 hésuàn , 因为 yīnwèi 货源 huò yuán 充足 chōngzú ,价格低廉.

Best buys of the week are carrots, which are plentiful and cheap.

因为 yīnwèi Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 因为 yīnwèi and their own compounds.

因为 yīnwèi Compounds

See all 26 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 因为 yīnwèi in their composition.

  • yīn
    • ēn
    • yān , yīn , yān , yīn , yān , yīn , yīn , yīn , yān , yīn , , yīn , yīn , yīn , , , , ,
  • wéi
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