原因

yuányīn

cause; origin; root cause

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 4

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因

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因
  • 因为yīnwèibecauseB2
  • 因此yīncǐthusB4
  • 因而yīn’érthereforeB5
  • 因素yīnsùelementB5
  • 基因jīyīngene (loanword)B6
  • 因yīnold variant of 因B6
  • 因地制宜yīndì-zhìyí(idiom) to use methods in line with local B7

See it in sentences

他迟到有两个原因。

There are two reasons he was late.

她高兴是有原因的。

There is a reason she is happy.