This HSK 6 speaking lesson is for learners who want to use 鉴于 (jiànyú) — a formal pattern meaning "In View Of / Considering That (Formal)" — in real conversation. After this lesson, you can explain the reasoning behind a formal decision by presenting the facts that led to it, the way a manager, official, or committee chair would.
鉴于 (jiànyú) appears at the start of a sentence to present an objective fact, followed by the decision or conclusion that fact leads to. The structure is simple: 鉴于 + Situation/Fact，Decision/Conclusion.
The key sentence you'll practice:
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've decided to postpone the meeting."
Here 鉴于 sets up the situation — "the current situation" — and the second clause delivers the decision: postpone the meeting. It's your formal way of saying "in view of X, we decided Y."
You talk out loud with AI teacher Mei Lin in real time — voice, not typing. Mei Lin corrects your grammar and pronunciation in the flow of conversation and adapts to your level. Each live conversation lesson targets one specific grammar pattern and takes roughly 10 minutes. In this lesson, you'll practice stating facts with 鉴于 and following them with decisions, working toward sentences like the key example above. The first lesson is free to try.
To reinforce your writing, you can print handwriting worksheets with the free Chinese Worksheet Generator — ready-made packs cover HSK 1–3 words. For more advanced structures, visit the HSK 6 lessons hub page or try another HSK 6 live lesson: Drawing Conclusions with 总而言之 (zǒng'éryánzhī), or Gentle Suggestions with 不妨 (bùfáng).
鉴于 (jiànyú) means "in view of" or "considering that" in a formal register. You place it at the start of a sentence to introduce an objective fact, then state the decision or conclusion that follows from it — for example, "In view of the current situation, we've decided to postpone the meeting."
鉴于 carries a formal, authoritative tone suited to business, official, or committee settings. Unlike casual connectors, it signals that you're presenting evidence before a decision — the kind of Formal Reasoning a manager or chair would use in a professional context.
You'll talk out loud with AI teacher Mei Lin, practicing the 鉴于 + Situation/Fact, Decision/Conclusion structure in real conversation. Mei Lin corrects grammar and pronunciation as you speak, and the lesson takes about 10 minutes.
Yes — the first lesson is free to try. You'll practice 鉴于 in a live voice conversation with Mei Lin right away, no typing required. Each lesson targets one grammar pattern, so you'll focus entirely on this formal structure.