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When giving reasons in Mandarin Chinese, we use the word y\u012bn wèi which means because.<\/p>\n

The y\u012bn wèi phrase explains the “why”, but the “what” must be explained with a second phrase which begins with su\u01d2 y\u01d0 (therefore).<\/p>\n

The order of these two phrases is fixed: The y\u012bn wèi phrase comes first and the su\u01d2 y\u01d0 comes second.
Chinese Characters<\/p>\n

The Chinese characters of these two words are as follows:<\/p>\n

    y\u012bn wèi
    \u56e0\u70ba (traditional)
    \u56e0\u4e3a (simplified)<\/p>\n

    su\u01d2 y\u01d0
    \u6240\u4ee5 <\/p>\n

Examples of Because … Therefore<\/p>\n

    Y\u012bnwei t\u0101 sh\u0113ngbìng su\u01d2y\u01d0 méiy\u01d2u lái shàngxué.
    She is sick, so she didn’t come to school.
    \u56e0\u70ba\u5979\u751f\u75c5\u6240\u4ee5\u6c92\u6709\u4f86\u4e0a\u5b78\uff61 (trad)
    \u56e0\u4e3a\u5979\u751f\u75c5\u6240\u4ee5\u6ca1\u6709\u6765\u4e0a\u5b66\uff61 (simp)<\/p>\n

    Y\u012bnwei w\u01d2de qián bùgòu su\u01d2y\u01d0 méiy\u01d2u m\u01cei.
    I didn’t have enough mo<\/em>ney so I didn’t buy it.
    \u56e0\u70ba\u6211\u7684\u9322\u4e0d\u5920 \u6240\u4ee5\u6c92\u6709\u8cb7\uff61 (trad)
    \u56e0\u4e3a\u6211\u7684\u94b1\u4e0d\u591f \u6240\u4ee5\u6ca1\u6709\u4e70\uff61 (simp)<\/p>\n

    Y\u012bnwei xià dà xu\u011b su\u01d2y\u01d0 f\u0113ij\u012b tíng f\u0113i.
    Because of the big snow, the flight was cancelled.
    \u56e0\u70ba\u4e0b\u5927\u96ea\u6240\u4ee5\u98db\u6a5f\u505c\u98db\uff61 (trad)
    \u56e0\u4e3a\u4e0b\u5927\u96ea\u6240\u4ee5\u98de\u673a\u505c\u98de\uff61 (simp)
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