由于 (yóu yú) — (preposition) due to, because of; (conjunction)…

Definition

由于 is the formal/written equivalent of 因为 — more common in essays, news, and official contexts than in everyday speech.

preposition

due tobecause of

conjunction

sinceas (introducing a reason clause)

由于，。
yóu yú Tiān qì yuán yīn, bǐ sài qǔ xiāo le.
Due to weather reasons, the match was cancelled.
由于，。
yóu yú Tā bìng le, jīn tiān méi lái shàng kè.
Since he was sick, he didn't come to class today.
由于，。
yóu yú Gōng zuò tài máng, tā hěn shǎo xiū xi.
Because work is too busy, he rarely rests.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

由 gives the causal sense, and 于 completes the fixed expression.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

It began as a drawing of new shoots or leaves growing upward from a plant-like base.

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

The old shape of 于 may have pictured an ancient wind instrument. Another explanation reads 一 as a flat stream of air and 丂 as an exhaling mark.

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