<p>由于 (yóuyú) means &quot;due to” or &quot;owing to&quot; and is formal in use.</p>
<h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
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<p>由于 + Cause，Effect</p>
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<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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<li><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></li>
<li><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></li>
<li><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></li>
<li><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></li>
<li><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></li>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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<li><a href="Emphasizing_the_doer_of_an_action_with_&quot;you&quot;" title="wikilink">Emphasizing the doer of an action with &quot;you&quot;</a></li>
<li><a href="Stating_the_effect_before_the_cause" title="wikilink">Stating the effect before the cause</a></li>
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<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and Further Reading</h2>
<h3 id="website">Website</h3>
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<li>Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: <a href="http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0201.html">How to use 因为 and 由于</a></li>
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