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- 因为⋯⋯，而⋯⋯(yīnwèi...ér...) is another structure that can express cause and effect. It is used like this:
- == Structure ==
- <div class="jiegou">
- Subj. + 因(为) + Cause + 而 + Result
- </div>
- Sometimes, 因为 can be shortened to just 因. This is used more in sentences that shorter and more succinct.
- == Examples ==
- <div class="liju">
- * 我 <em>因为</em> 生病 <em>而</em> 请假。<span class="trans">Because I got sick, I asked for time off.</span>
- * 欧洲 的 经济 <em>因为</em> 债务 危机 <em>而</em> 陷入 衰退。<span class="trans">Because Europe is suffering a debt crisis, it is falling into decline.</span>
- * 首相 <em>因为</em> 受贿 丑闻 <em>而</em> 下 了 台。<span class="trans">Because the prime minister accepted bribes, he fell from power.</span>
- * 伦敦 地铁 <em>因</em> 罢工 <em>而</em> 处于 瘫痪 状态。<span class="trans">Because of the London Metro strike, everything shut down.</span>
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- ==See also==
- *[[Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"]]
- *[[Explaining results with "suoyi"]]
- == Sources and further reading ==
- === Books ===
- * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (新实用汉语课本5)]] (pp. 92) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561914083/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561914083 →buy]
- ===Websites===
- * Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0235.html Usage of 而]
- [[Category: B2 grammar points]]
- {{Basic Grammar|因为|B2|因为⋯⋯，而⋯⋯|饭店 <em>因为</em> 物价 上涨 <em>而</em> 涨价 。|grammar point|ASGL1V0A}}
- {{Rel char|而}}
- {{Similar|Cause and effect with "yinwei" and "suoyi"}}
- {{Similar|Explaining results with "suoyi"}}
- {{Similar|"Since" with "jiran"}}
- {{Used for|Indicating cause and effect}}
- {{Used for|Indicating conditions}}
- {{Used for|Sequencing events in time}}
- {{Translation|because}}
- {{Structure|Cause/Effect Statements}}
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