因為
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Chinese[edit]
cause; reason; because | because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become | ||
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trad. (因為/因爲) | 因 | 為/爲 | |
simp. (因为) | 因 | 为 | |
anagram | 為因/为因 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
因為
- because; since; as
- 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。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1947, Qian Zhongshu, Fortress Besieged
- Bù shòu jiàoyù de rén, yīnwèi bù shízì, shàng rén de dāng. Shòu jiàoyù de rén, yīnwèi shí le zì, shàng yìnshuāpǐn de dāng. [Pinyin]
- Because the uneducated are illiterate, they are fooled by people. Because the educated are literate, they are fooled by printed products.
不受教育的人,因为不识字,上人的当。受教育的人,因为识了字,上印刷品的当。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of 因為 (“because; because of”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Classical Chinese | 因, 為 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 因為, 因, 由於 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 因為, 庸 because of, 庸因 because of |
Taiwan | 因為 | |
Harbin | 庸 because of, 庸乎 because of | |
Xuzhou | 擁 because of | |
Singapore | 因為 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 因為, 為因, 事關 |
Hong Kong | 因為, 事關 | |
Taishan | 因為 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 因為 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 為因 |
Huidong (Daling) | 因為 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 就係 | |
Changting | 為因 | |
Wuping (Pingyu) | 因致 | |
Liancheng | 就係 | |
Ruijin | 因致 | |
Shicheng | 就係 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 因為, 因爭 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 因為 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 因為 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 因為, 因致 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 因為, 因爭 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 因為 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 因為 |
Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 因為 |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 因為 |
Quanzhou | 因為 | |
Zhangzhou | 因為 | |
Taipei | 因為 | |
Kaohsiung | 因為 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 因為 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 因為 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 因為 | |
Jieyang | 因致 | |
Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 因為 |
Wu | Shanghai | 因為, 因得 dated, 因得仔 dated |
Xiang | Changsha | 因為得, 因得 |
Preposition[edit]
因為
- owing to; due to; as a result of; because of
Synonyms[edit]
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