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是因为 (shì yīn wéi) — (conjunction, emphatic) precisely because, it is because

Definition

A causal conjunction used to give a reason, often for emphasis (the 是 makes the cause feel pointed). Use it to introduce a cause in a because-clause.

conjunction
(conjunction, emphatic) precisely becauseit is because

Examples

  • 是因为。
    Tā chéng gōng shì yīn wéi tā fēi cháng nǔ lì.
    He succeeded precisely because he worked very hard.
  • 是因为，。
    shì yīn wéi Tiān qì bù hǎo, suǒ yǐ huó dòng qǔ xiāo le.
    It is because the weather was bad that the event was canceled.
  • ？是因为。
    Nǐ wèi shén me bù gāo xìng? shì yīn wéi nǐ tài lèi le.
    Why are you unhappy? It's because you're too tired.

Origin

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 是 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 囗囗wéisheet
  • 大大dàperson

Originally, 因 showed 大 (a person) on 囗 (a sheet or mattress).

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 為; 为 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 為 showed a hand holding an elephant; the simplified 为 is a later shorthand.

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Cause, Effect & Logic

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