兹因

茲因
zīyīn
  1. (formal) whereas
  2. since

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 兹 zī
  1. (literary) this
  2. (literary) now
  3. (literary) year
=2 因 yīn old variant of 因 yīn
=2 因 yīn
  1. cause
  2. reason
  3. because

Related entries

鉴于 jiànyú
  1. in view of
  2. seeing that
  3. considering
  4. whereas
以来 yǐlái since (a previous event)
我去年以來就沒再做了。

I haven't done that since last year.

Source: Tatoeba

以降 yǐjiàng since (some point in the past)
自从 zìcóng
  1. since (a time)
  2. ever since
自从我认识她的时候，我就恨她。

From the moment that I met her, I hated her.

Source: Tatoeba

自打 zìdǎ (coll.) since
打从 dǎcóng
  1. from
  2. (ever) since
既 jì
  1. already
  2. since
  3. both... (and...)
他既高又帅。

He is tall and handsome.

Source: Tatoeba

既是 jìshì
  1. is both ...(and...)
  2. since
  3. as
  4. being the case that
由于 yóuyú
  1. due to
  2. as a result of
  3. thanks to
  4. owing to
  5. since
  6. because
由于下雨，野餐泡汤了。

The picnic was called off because of the rain.

The picnic was cancelled due to the rain.

The picnic was called off because of rain.

The picnic was canceled because of rain.

The picnic was cancelled because of the rain.

Source: Tatoeba