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The Chinese word yinwei - 因为 - yīnwèi
(because in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
yīnwèi
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English translations
because,
for, as, since, on account of
Chinese characters:
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因为 ( yinwei / yīnwèi ) in traditional characters
因爲
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 因为 ( yinwei / yīnwèi ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Yinwei xiayu, bisai quxiao le.
Yīnwèi xiàyǔ, bǐsài qǔxiāo le.– English translation: Because of the rain, the match was cancelled.
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reason | for
因为 ( yinwei / yīnwèi ) belongs to the 50 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 22)
因为 ( yinwei / yīnwèi ) belongs to the 50 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 22)
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