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由于 (yóuyú) means "due to” or "owing to" and is formal in use.

==Structure==

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由于 + Cause，Effect
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==Examples==

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* <em>由于</em> 温室效应 的 影响，全球 的 气候 变得 越 来 越 反常 了。<span class="trans">Due to the influence of the Greenhouse Effect, the whole Earth's climate is getting more and more unusual.</span>
* <em>由于</em>  意见 不一致，两位 老板 吵了起来。<span class="trans">Due to differing opinions, two bosses started to argue.</span>
* <em>由于</em>  公司 发展 的 需要，我们 打算 再 招聘 一些 新的 老师。<span class="trans">Due to the need of the development of our company, we plan to hire more new teachers.</span>
* <em>由于</em>  目标客户 的 变化，企业 的 营销 策略 需要 做出 一些 调整。<span class="trans">Due to the change of our target clients, the marketing strategies need some adjustments.</span>
* <em>由于</em>人口 的 快速 增加，大城市 的 社会问题 越来越 严重。<span class="trans">Due to the rapid growth of population, social problems in big cities are getting more and more serious.</span>

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==See also==
*[[Emphasizing the doer of an action with "you"]]
*[[Stating the effect before the cause]]

==Sources and Further Reading==

===Website===
* Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0201.html How to use 因为 and 由于]

[[Category: B2 grammar points]]
{{Basic Grammar|由于|B2|由于⋯⋯，⋯⋯|<em>由于</em> 天气 原因， 我们 的 航班 取消了。|grammar point|ASGL90MR}}
{{Rel char|于}}
{{Similar|Emphasizing the Doer of an Action with "you"}}
{{Similar|Stating the Effect before the Cause}}
{{Used for|Indicating cause and effect}}
{{Structure|Cause/Effect Statements}}