鉴于

鑑於

jiànyú

preposition HSK 7-9 #4,855

Meanings

Literally 'examining at' — in view of, considering

鉴于目前的情况，我们决定推迟会议。

Jiànyú mùqián de qíngkuàng, wǒmen juédìng tuīchí huìyì.

In view of the current situation, we have decided to postpone the meeting.

鉴于他的优秀表现，公司给他加了薪。

Jiànyú tā de yōuxiù biǎoxiàn, gōngsī gěi tā jiā le xīn.

Given his excellent performance, the company gave him a raise.

鉴于 is a formal written expression, commonly used in official documents, reports, and speeches. In casual speech, 考虑到 (kǎolǜ dào) is more natural.

鉴 jiàn

于 yú