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    Describing something as man-made with 人为 (rénwéi)

    Causation
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    Structure

    人为 + 的 + Noun

    Explanation

    人为 (rénwéi) means "man-made" or "artificial" and describes actions or conditions caused by human activity rather than natural processes. It is often used as an adjective before nouns like 干扰 (disturbance) or 因素 (factor).

    Examples

    • 这次森林火灾是人为因素造成的。

      Zhè cì sēnlín huǒzāi shì rénwéi yīnsù zàochéng de.

      This forest fire was caused by human factors.

    • 人为干扰是导致生态失衡的主要原因之一。

      Rénwéi gānrǎo shì dǎozhì shēngtài shīhéng de zhǔyào yuányīn zhī yī.

      Human interference is one of the main causes of ecological imbalance.

    • 这条河流的污染完全是人为的。

      Zhè tiáo héliú de wūrǎn wánquán shì rénwéi de.

      The pollution of this river is entirely man-made.

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