Question

由于 Sentence

Accepted Answer

由于 is generally used in the first clause to indicate cause. It can either be used by itself or be used with 因此 or 所以 .

It is often used in written Chinese

由于配合不好，上海队把球踢进了自己的球门。

由于城市发展迅速，因此污染也越来越严重。

Front	由于 Sentence
Back	由于 is generally used in the first clause to indicate cause. It can either be used by itself or be used with 因此 or 所以 . It is often used in written Chinese 由于配合不好，上海队把球踢进了自己的球门。由于城市发展迅速，因此污染也越来越严重。

由于 Sentence Generally Clause 因此 所以 Written Chinese

由于 Sentence Generally Clause 因此所以 Written Chinese