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鉴于

jiàn yú

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 鑒於

What 鉴于 means

1. in view of
2. seeing that
3. considering
4. whereas

The characters in 鉴于

• 鉴jiànbronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect; to mirror
• 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle

Example sentences

• 鉴于这片区域的危险，出于安全考虑，他建议我们一起走。
  He suggested travelling together for safety, since the area is so dangerous.

Words containing 鉴于

• 有鉴于此yǒu jiàn yú cǐin view of this; to this end

Sounds the same

Read jiàn yú, tone for tone, but written differently.

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