Chinese phrase
可能是因为〜 kě néng shì yīn wèi 〜
Meaning
It may be because ___
When to use it
It gives a possible reason for something. It is used when the speaker is not fully certain about the cause and wants to sound cautious.
Example dialogue
网站为什么这么慢？ wǎng zhàn wèi shén me zhè me màn
Why is the website so slow?
可能是因为服务器负载高。 kě néng shì yīn wèi fú wù qì fù zài gāo
It may be because the server load is high.