# 鉴于 (jiànyú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 鉴于 (jiànyú) means “(conj) in view of; given that”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (conj) in view of; given that
- Pinyin: jiànyú (jian4 yu2)
- Traditional: 鑒於
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 鉴于天气恶劣，比赛推迟了。
  Jiànyú tiānqì èliè, bǐsài tuīchí le.
  Given the bad weather, the match was postponed.

## Characters

- 鉴 (jiàn): bronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect
- [于](https://hanziro.com/word/yu-in/) (yú): (preposition) in; at

https://hanziro.com/word/jian-yu-in-view/

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