LEARN + CHINESE / 84 of 300 HSK 3
Because I Need To 为了
The train was delayed, so you took a taxi; you left early to catch the next one; apart from the fare, the ride was easy. 因为/由于 give a reason, 为了 names a goal, and 除了 changes meaning with what follows: it can leave something out or add it to the group. Ask what relationship the sentence needs.
为了找个好位子，我很早就出门了。
wèile zhǎo yí ge hǎo wèizi， wǒ hěn zǎo jiù chūmén le。
I left home early to get a good seat.
由于缺水，花园里所有的花都死了。
yóuyú quēshuǐ， huāyuán lǐ suǒyǒu de huā dōu sǐ le。
Because of the water shortage, all the flowers in the garden died.
我是因为太忙，所以才没有回信给你的。
wǒ shì yīnwèi tài máng， suǒyǐ cái méiyǒu huíxìn gěi nǐ de。
I was too busy, so I didn’t write back to you.
除了雨天，我都是骑车去上班的。
chúle yǔtiān， wǒ dōu shì qíchē qù shàngbān de。
I ride to work except on rainy days.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
yóuyú | due to; because of |
yīnwèi | because |
wèile | in order to |
chúle | besides; except |
shàngbān | to go to work |
wèizi | seat; place |
chūmén | to go out |
huíxìn | reply letter; write back |
suǒyǐ | so; therefore |
suǒyǒu | all; every |
zǎojiù | long ago; early on |
yǒude | some |
méiyǒu | not have |
huāyuán | garden |
qíchē | to ride a bike |
guānzhòng | audience; spectators |
cóng | from |
chēshang | in the car/vehicle |
jiā | family; home |
jiāli | inside home |
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