The conjunction 鉴于
new HSK 7-9Conjunctions
The conjunction is placed at the beginning of the first part of a sentence and indicates a reason for an action.
Scheme
鉴于
reason
result
Examples
鉴于在农村老师不够，我同学决定去那边工作
My classmate decided to work in the countryside because of the lack of teachers there
jiànyú zài nóngcūn lǎoshī bú gòu, wǒ tóngxué juédìng qù nàbiān gōngzuò
鉴于今年降雨量少，我们政府建议我们不得浪费用水
The government advises us not to waste water because of the low rainfall this year
jiànyú jīnnián jiàngyǔliàng shǎo, wǒmen zhèngfǔ jiànyì wǒmen bùdé làngfèi yòngshuǐ
鉴于我上次的失败，这次我会更努力
I'll work harder this time, because I failed last time
jiànyú wǒ shàng cì de shībài, zhè cì wǒ huì gèng nǔlì
We usually use 鉴于 in the following phrases:
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