由于
Meaning
- due to
- as a result of
- thanks to
Example sentence
由于我生病了，我便没去上学。
Since I was sick, I didn't go to school.
Characters in 由于
- 由 yóu to follow
- 于 yú at, in, to — the written, more formal preposition
由 from plus 于, at. Arising from, hence because of — more formal than 因为 and often without a matching clause.