Chinese grammar: Cause and effect with 因为yinwei and 所以suoyi

In Chinese grammar, you will often come across “因为 (yīnwèi)… 所以 (suǒyǐ)…" in written Chinese as well as spoken Chinese. Better get used to it!

Structure
"因为 … 所以 …" are used to indicate cause and effect. They are often thought of as being: "Since ___ happened, so ___ happened."

This expresses that because of cause, therefore there is a result. It is quite common for 因为 to be shortened to just 为.

Examples