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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

因为 [yīnwèi]
  1. 1. conjunction because
    因为有暴风雨，所以他们取消了航海计划。
    They cancelled their plans to go sailing because of the stormy weather.
    她昨天请了一天的假，是因为孩子生病了。
    Yesterday she requested a day off because her child was sick.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

因为 [yīnwèi]
  1. 1. because; ‘cos; as; for
    我因为事情太多，所以直到今天才来看你。
    I didn't come and see you till today because I was terribly busy.
  2. 2. because of; on account of; owing to
    因为天气的关系，飞机不能按时起飞。
    Because of bad weather, the plane didn't take off on time.
  3. 3. since

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

因为 [yīnwèi]
  1. 1. 介 引进表示原因的人或事物
    汽车因为道路拥堵开得很慢。
    因为这件事他们立了功。
    小伟因为想念妈妈而偷偷流泪。
  2. 2. 连 连接分句，表示因果关系。一般用在前一分句里，常同"所以"配合使用；当前后两个分句主语相同时，也可以用在后一分句里
    因为雪太大，所以车不能开得太快。
    我因为学习忙，所以没有及时回信。
    他脸色苍白，因为一夜没有睡觉。
  3. 3. 参见"由于"。跟"为了"的用法不同。"因为"表示原因；"为了"表示目的。
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Examples

因为她已超龄，那家公司没有要她。
The company wouldn't have her because she was overage.
因为他在外边的朋友多，遇啥事都能逢凶化吉。
He has many connections, and he can always find some way of tiding over a crisis.
许多人奉承他就因为他有钱。
Many people fawn on him only because of his wealth.
他来晚了，怪不得他，因为开会时间通知错了。
He's not to blame for arriving late. He was told the wrong time for the meeting.
公司因为管理不善，最后只好关门。
The company had no choice but to close down in the end due to mismanagement.
因为管理不善，销路日减。
Sales have been falling off due to mismanagement.
她恨你就因为你说了那句话。
She hates you for saying that.
因为长期居住国外，我的汉语有点荒疏了。
My Chinese is a little rusty after a long residence abroad.
因为质量不好，所以产品积压，卖不出去。
The goods have been piling up in stock and can't be sold because of poor quality.
为什么有些作品不成熟呢？因为急于求成。
Some works are immature owing to undue haste.
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Word Decomposition

因
[yīn] 		+ 为
[wèi]

nciku Note

The conjunction as a casual transition

The conjunction as a casual transition

A conjunction is a word or expression that acts as a transition between clauses and phrases in a complex sentence. For example: "不但……而且……" búdàn...érqiě... (not only … but also …), "如果……就……" rúguǒ...jiù... (if… then…), and "总而言之" zǒng'éryánzhī (all in all), where the first clause or phrase is connected to the following clause or phrase by a conjunction.

Paired conjunctions can express "cause and effect" in certain situations, for example, by placing a conjunction like “因为……所以……” yīnwèi...suóyǐ... between the first part and the later parts of the sentence; what happens at the end of the sentence is a result of what was first described during the beginning.
(1) 因为今天下雨了，所以我没有出去散步。
(2) 由于今天下雨了，因此我没有出去散步。
(3) 今天下雨了，因而我没有出去散步。

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