View source for 因為

{{also|因爲|因为}}
==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|s=因为|t2=因爲}}

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=yīnwèi,yīnwéi,2nb=common variant,2a=Zh-yīnwéi.oga
|m-s=yin1 wei4
|dg=йин1ви3
|c=jan1 wai6
|h=pfs=yîn-vi;gd=yin1 vi4
|j=ing1 vei1
|mb=éng-ṳē
|md=ĭng-ôi
|mn=ml,tw,pn:in-ūi/pn:eng-gōe
|mn-t=ing1 ui5/êng1 ui5
|mn-t_note=êng1 ui5 - Jieyang
|px=pt,xy:ing1 ui5
|w=sh,sz:1in we6
|x=in1 uei2
|ma=zh-cmn-因為.opus
|ca=Yue-yan1wai6.ogg
|cat=con,prep
}}

===Conjunction===
{{head|zh|conjunction}}

# [[because]]; [[since]]; [[as]]
#: {{zh-x|昨天 的 野餐 取消 了，因為 從 早上 開始 就 一直 在 下雨。|Yesterday's picnic was cancelled '''because''' it had been raining since morning.}}
#* {{zh-x|不 受 教育 的 人，因為 不 識字，上 人 的 當。受 教育 的 人，因為 識 了 字，上 印刷品 的 當。|'''Because''' the uneducated are illiterate, they are fooled by people. '''Because''' the educated are literate, they are fooled by printed products.|ref='''1947''', {{w|Qian Zhongshu}}, {{w|Fortress Besieged}}}}

====Synonyms====
{{zh-dial}}

===Preposition===
{{head|zh|preposition}}

# [[owing to]]; [[due to]]; [[as a result]] of; [[because of]]

====Synonyms====
* {{zh-l|由於}}

{{cat|cmn|Beginning Mandarin}}