Meaning of yīn wèi:

yīn wèi

因为

Conjunction

because; owing to; on account of

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Wǒ chídàole, shì yīnwèi xiàyǔ.

我迟到了，是因为下雨。

I was late because it was raining.

Yīnwèi tiānqì bù hǎo, suǒyǐ wǒmen qǔxiāo le lǚxíng.

因为天气不好，所以我们取消了旅行。

Owing to the bad weather, we canceled the trip.

Wǒmen qǔxiāo le lǚxíng, yīnwèi tiānqì hěn zāogāo.

我们取消了旅行，因为天气很糟糕。

We canceled the trip because the weather was terrible.