因为 (yīnwèi) means Because (on account of - owing to). Below are 13 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
因为 下雨，所以我们没去。
Yīnwèi xià yǔ, suǒyǐ wǒmen méi qù.
Because it rained, we didn't go.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 因为
他没来上课， 因为 生病了。
Tā méi lái shàng kè, yīnwèi shēngbìng le.
He didn't come to class because he is ill.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 因为
因为 很近，所以我走路去。
Yīnwèi hěn jìn, suǒyǐ wǒ zǒu lù qù.
Because it's close, I walk there.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 所以
From the graded readers
今年我 因为 工作，没能回去。
jīnnián wǒ yīnwèi gōngzuò, méi néng huíqu.
This year I couldn't get back because of work.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Mid-Autumn Festival
弟弟很不高兴， 因为 他很想去公园。
dìdi hěn bù gāoxìng, yīnwèi tā hěnxiǎng qù gōngyuán.
My little brother was upset, because he'd really wanted to go.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Rainy Day
去年我们差点儿 因为 一件小事不再来往。
qùnián wǒmen chā / chà / chāi diǎn ér yīnwèi yíjiàn xiǎoshì bùzài láiwǎng.
Last year we nearly stopped speaking over something trivial.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
我很喜欢在网上买东西， 因为 方便又便宜。
wǒ hěn xǐhuan zài wǎngshàng mǎi dōngxī, yīnwèi fāngbiàn yòu piányi.
I like shopping online because it's convenient and cheap.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
因为 我第一次觉得，我做的事情是有意义的。
yīnwèi wǒ dìyīcì juéde, wǒ zuò de / dì shìqing shì yǒu yìyì de / dì.
Because for the first time, what I was doing felt like it meant something.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs
我又着急又难过， 因为 里面有很多重要的照片。
wǒ yòu zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó jí yòu nán'guò, yīnwèi lǐmiàn yǒu hěnduō zhòngyào de / dì zhàopiàn.
I was anxious and upset, because there were a lot of important photos on it.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Losing My Phone
也许是 因为 ，我们都不觉得这是最后一次见面。
yěxǔ shì yīnwèi, wǒmen dōu bù juéde zhè / zhèi shì zuìhòu yīcì jiànmiàn.
Perhaps because neither of us thought it was the last time we'd meet.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Saying Goodbye
我这才知道，真正尊重你的人，不会 因为 一次拒绝就离开。
wǒ zhè / zhèi cái zhīdào, zhēnzhèng zūnzhòng nǐ de rén, bùhuì yīnwèi yīcì jùjué jiù líkāi.
That was when I learned that people who genuinely respect you don't leave over one refusal.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Learning to Say No
重要的是我知道了：紧张不可怕，可怕的是 因为 紧张就不上台。
zhòngyào de / dì shì wǒ zhīdào le / liǎo / liào: jǐnzhāng bùkě pà, kěpà de / dì shì yīnwèi jǐnzhāng jiù bù shàngtái.
What mattered was learning that nerves aren't the problem — not going on stage because of them is.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
我想了几秒钟，然后老老实实地说：“我做事太慢， 因为 我怕做错。”
wǒ xiǎng le / liǎo / liào jǐ / jī miǎo zhōng, ránhòu lǎo lǎoshí shí dì / de shuō:" wǒ zuòshì tài màn, yīnwèi wǒ pà zuòcuò."
I thought for a few seconds and then said honestly, "I work too slowly, because I'm afraid of making mistakes."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
Questions about 因为
How is 因为 used in a sentence?
This page shows 13 sentences using 因为 (yīnwèi, "Because (on account of - owing to)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 因为 an HSK word?
Yes — 因为 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
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