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因为

yīn wèi

HSK 2 2-character word Traditional 因為

What 因为 means

1. because; owing to; on account of

The characters in 因为

• 因yīncause; reason; because
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as

Example sentences

• 因为是那儿。
  Because it is there.
• 因为它在那儿。
  Because it is there.
• 因为我们值得。
  Because we're worth it.
• 因为我说汉语。
  Because I speak Chinese.
• 因为它太大了。
  It's because it's too big.
• 因为他迷路了。
  It's because he got lost.

Sounds the same

Read yīn wèi, tone for tone, but written differently.

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