HSK 4 · Function Words

由于 yóuyú “due to” in Chinese

Traditional 由於

What 由于 means

  1. due to
  2. as a result of
  3. thanks to
  4. owing to
  5. since
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • because

How to say 由于

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale由yóu2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale于yú2nd tone, rising

由于 in a sentence

  1. 由于火车延误，我迟到了。

    Yóuyú huǒchē yánwù, wǒ chídào le.

    I was late because the train was delayed.

    Sentence #332552 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 由于下雨，野餐泡汤了。

    Yóuyú xiàyǔ, yěcān pàotāng le.

    The picnic was cancelled because of rain.

    Sentence #1704302 from Tatoeba

  3. 由于缺水，许多植物干枯了。

    Yóuyú quēshuǐ, xǔduō zhíwù gānkū le.

    Many plants withered because of a lack of water.

    Sentence #6082277 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 由于 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 由 (yóu) drawn as one shape
由yóuto follow

由 is a single shape of 5 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 于 (yú) with each of its parts in a different colour
于yúto go
  • 二two · èr
  • 亅hook · jué

How to write 由于

由 5 strokes · 于 3 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

由于 (yóuyú) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 由于 (yóuyú). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 由于

Words with 由

由yóu · by自由zìyóu · freedom理由lǐyóu · reason不由得bùyóude · can’t help (doing)

Words with 于

终于zhōngyú · at last关于guānyú · about对于duìyú · regarding于是yúshì · thereupon位于wèiyú · to be located at善于shànyú · to be good at等于děngyú · to equal属于shǔyú · to be classified as在于zàiyú · to lie in至于zhìyú · as for

More words: Particles & Connectors

以yǐ · with因此yīncǐ · thus尤其yóuqí · especially由yóu · by于是yúshì · thereupon与yǔ · and原来yuánlái · original咱们zánmen · we

FAQs

由于 (yóuyú) means “due to” or “as a result of”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it yóuyú: yóu with a 2nd tone, then yú with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 由于 is written 由於. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type youyu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 由于 from the suggestions. Typing youyu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
由于 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.