因為

yīnwèi

Novice Level 1* ★ Core word
Conjunction

因為 (yīnwèi) is a Chinese word meaning “because; owing to; on account of”. It sits at TOCFL Level 1* (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. because; owing to; on account of

Stroke order

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Example

我喜歡台灣,這是我學中文的原因。

I like Taiwan; this is why I study Chinese.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).