因为
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
因为 (yīnwèi) · because
因为 (yīnwèi) means “because”. It is written with 2 characters: 因 (cause) + 为 (for). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 因为 is built
The characters
因 yīn · cause
What 因 is made of
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
为 wèi · for
What 为 is made of
- 丶 — dot
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
Example sentences
因为下雨，我没去。Yīnwèi xià yǔ, wǒ méi qù.Because it rained, I didn't go.
你为什么没来？因为我病了。Nǐ wèi shénme méi lái? Yīnwèi wǒ bìng le.Why didn't you come? Because I was sick.
Questions about 因为
What does 因为 mean?
因为 (yīnwèi) means “because”.
How do you pronounce 因为?
因为 is pronounced yīnwèi.
Which HSK level is 因为?
因为 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 原因yuányīnreason
- 因此yīncǐso
- 因为所以yīnwèi suǒyǐbecause…, so…
- 因而yīn'értherefore
- 因素yīnsùfactor
- 基因jīyīngene
- 成为chéngwéito become
- 认为rènwéito think
- 为什么wèishénmewhy
- 行为xíngwéibehavior
Learn 因为 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 43: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.