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<p>因为⋯⋯，而⋯⋯(yīnwèi...ér...) is another structure that can express cause and effect. It is used like this:</p>
<h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
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<p>Subj. + 因(为) + Cause + 而 + Result</p>
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<p>Sometimes, 因为 can be shortened to just 因. This is used more in sentences that shorter and more succinct.</p>
<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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<li>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></li>
<li>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></li>
<li>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></li>
<li>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></li>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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<li><a href="Cause_and_effect_with_&quot;yinwei&quot;_and_&quot;suoyi&quot;" title="wikilink">Cause and effect with &quot;yinwei&quot; and &quot;suoyi&quot;</a></li>
<li><a href="Explaining_results_with_&quot;suoyi&quot;" title="wikilink">Explaining results with &quot;suoyi&quot;</a></li>
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<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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<li><a href="New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_5_(新实用汉语课本5)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (新实用汉语课本5)</a> (pp. 92) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561914083/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=7561914083">→buy</a></li>
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<h3 id="websites">Websites</h3>
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<li>Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: <a href="http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0235.html">Usage of 而</a></li>
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