因

Cause in Chinese: 因 (yīn)

yīn

cause

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1cause
  2. 2reason
  3. 3because

Stroke order

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因

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄧㄣ

yīn

ㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他因生病没能来上课。

    tā yīn shēng bìng méi néng lái shàng kè。

    He couldn't come to class because he was sick.

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Related words

因为

yīn wèi

because

因此

yīn cǐ

thus

原因

yuán yīn

cause

因而

yīn ér

therefore

因素

yīn sù

element

基因

jī yīn

gene (loanword)

因人而异

yīn rén ér yì

varying from person to person (idiom)

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