No. 575 in Vietnamese
bởi
"By," "because of," or "due to."
In a sentence
Tôi được thành công bởi sự nỗ lực không ngừng.
I achieved success through continuous effort.
As used here, 'bởi' signifies the means or cause leading to an outcome, corresponding to 'through' or 'because of'.
Cây cối bị đổ bởi cơn bão lớn tối qua.
The trees were felled by the heavy storm last night.
In this context, 'bởi' introduces the agent or cause of the action, typically following a passive voice sentence structure, analogous to 'by' in English.
Tôi thích bài hát này bởi giai điệu rất sâu lắng.
I like this song because the melody is very soulful.
Here, 'bởi' is used to introduce the reason for an opinion or statement, similar to 'because' in English.
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