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 Adso: because  Cantofish: samemdbg  MDBG: samecdic  LDC: because; owing to; on account of; forasmuch; insomuch as CDict: because; owing to; on account of' | ||||
 Mouseover for pinyin and definition (if available). Click for dictionary lookup. 你爱(nǐài) 我(wǒ) I 只是(zhǐ shì) merely to be 因为(yīn wèi) because 我(wǒ) I 是个(shìge) 黑人(hēi rén) Blackie 吗(ma) (question tag) ？ Do you love me just because I'm black? 您(nín) you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你ni3) 无(wú) un- 法(fǎ) law 添加(tiān jiā) to add 这个(zhè gè) this one 句子(jù zi) sentence ， 因为(yīn wèi) because 以下(yǐ xià) below 句子(jù zi) sentence 已经(yǐ jīng) already 存在(cún zài) to be 。 Your sentence was not added because the following already exists. 我(wǒ) I 听(tīng) to sentence 过(guò) too- 在(zài) (located) at 韩国的 父母(fù mǔ) parents 因为(yīn wèi) because 忙于(máng yú) to be busy with 玩游戏(wán yóu xì) to play games 而(ér) with 让(ràng) to yield 他们的( tā men de) their 孩子(hái zi) child 死了(sǐ le) to die 的(dedì) of 那个(nà ge) also pr. nei4 ge5 例子(lì zi) case 。 I’ve heard the example of the parents in Korea who let their child die because they were too busy playing video games. 那(nà nā nā) Na 两(liǎng) two 个人(gè rén) personal 不是(bú shì) is not 因为(yīn wèi) because 过于(guò yú) too much 上网(shàng wǎng) to go online 而(ér) with 忽视(hū shì) to overlook 他们的( tā men de) their 孩子(hái zi) child 。 Those people did not neglect their child because they used the Internet too much. 教授(jiào shòu) Professor 骂了(màle) 约翰(yuē hàn) Johan (name) 一顿( yī dùn) 因为(yīn wèi) because 他(tā) another 翘了(qiáole) 几(jǐ) a few 堂课( táng kè) 。 The professor scolded John for skipping class. 因为(yīn wèi) because 我(wǒ) I 有点(yǒu diǎn) a little 头疼(tóu téng) to have a headache ， 所以(suǒ yǐ) as a result 我(wǒ) I 早(zǎo) early 早上(zǎoshàng) early morning 床(chuáng) couch 睡觉(shuì jiào) to go to bed 。 Having a slight headache, I went to bed early. 因为(yīn wèi) because 今天(jīn tiān) today 我没(wǒméi) 法(fǎ) law 上街(shàng jiē) to go shopping 购物(gòu wù) to shop ， 只好(zhǐ hǎo) to have to 做(zuò) to do 点(diǎn) to hint 三明治(sān míng zhì) sandwich 将就(jiāngjiù) to emphasise 将就(jiāngjiù) to emphasise 。 As I didn't have time to go shopping today, I had to make do with a sandwich for dinner. 我很( hěn) 庆幸(qìng xìng) to be glad 我们( men) us 没有(méi yǒu) not to have 去(qù) to get rid of 那儿(nàr) there ， 因为(yīn wèi) because 当时(dāng shí) at that time 那儿(nàr) there 有(yǒu) some 局部(jú bù) local 大暴雨( dà bào yǔ) large rainstorm 。 I'm glad we didn't go there because there were some localized heavy rain showers. 因为(yīn wèi) because 我(wǒ) I 这份( zhè fēn) 工作(gōng zuò) job 的(dedì) of 缘故(yuán gù) reason ， 我(wǒ) I 总是(zǒng shì) always 要(yào) may 打领带(dǎ lǐng dài) to tie a tie 。 I always have to wear a tie because of my job. Example sentences courtesy Tatoeba project.
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