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鉴于

jiàn yú

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 鑒於

鉴于 (jiàn yú) means "in view of; seeing that; considering". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 鉴于 means

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

How 鉴于 is used in grammar

鉴于 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Prepositions of Purpose, Exclusion and Basis (HSK 6)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 7-9, conjunctions (连接分句或句子); level 7-9, prepositions (引出凭借、依据).

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.

• 剑鱼swordfish
• 箭鱼variant of 剑鱼

Where 鉴于 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · jiàn (2) (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jiàn yú correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.