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由于 yóu yú

HSK 4 word · traditional 由於

Meanings

• due to
• as a result of
• thanks to
• owing to
• since
• because

Characters

• 由 yóu: to follow
• 于 yú: to go

Example sentences

由于缺水，花园里所有的花都死了。
Due to the water shortage, all the flowers in the garden have died.
Tatoeba #343929 by fucongcong (CC BY 2.0 FR)

由于台风原因，很多航班被取消了。
Many flights were canceled, owing to the typhoon.
Tatoeba #750159 by U2FS (CC BY 2.0 FR)

由于我生病了，我便没去上学。
As I was sick, I did not go to school.
Tatoeba #7768322 by jiangche (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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