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The word "因为" is formed by combining the character "因", meaning "cause" or "reason", with "为", meaning "to do" or "to act"; together they function as a compound word where "因" denotes the cause and "为" links to the resulting action or situation, thus conveying "because" or "since".

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因为下雨，所以我不去。

Yīnwèi xià yǔ, suǒyǐ wǒ bù qù.

Because it's raining, I'm not going.

因为他生病了，今天没来上学。

Yīnwèi tā shēngbìng le, jīntiān méi lái shàngxué.

Because he is sick, he didn't come to school today.

我喜欢这座城市，因为它很安静。

Wǒ xǐhuān zhè zuò chéngshì, yīnwèi tā hěn ānjìng.

I like this city because it is very quiet.

因为我昨天睡得很晚，所以现在有点困。

Yīnwèi wǒ zuótiān shuì dé hěn wǎn, suǒyǐ xiànzài yǒudiǎn kùn.

Because I slept very late yesterday, I am a little sleepy now.

这个计划最终失败了，主要是因为准备不足。

Zhège jìhuà zuìzhōng shībài le, zhǔyào shì yīnwèi zhǔnbèi bùzú.

This plan ultimately failed, mainly because the preparation was insufficient.

Word Definition - 因为

yīn wèi because; since

Individual Character Details

因 yīn, yīn
为 wéi, wèi, wéi, wèi