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因=囗+大
Meanings
cause
reason
because
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Words with 因 233 total
motivation · moving force · underlying force · agent动因dòng yīncause · factor · cause of formation成因chéng yīncause of disease · pathogen病因bìng yīnantecedents前因qián yīncause · a factor (leading to an effect)起因qǐ yīnbecause; owing to; on account of因为yīn wèito follow old patterns · to imitate existing models · to continue along the same lines因袭yīn xíto continue the same old routine · to carry on just as before · to procrastinate因循yīn xúnto respond accordingly to · to adapt to · to cope with因应yīn yìngreason · cause · predestined relationship (Buddhism)因由yīn yóuchance · opportunity · predestined relationship · (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes · chain of cause and effect因缘yīn yuánfactor · (genetic) trait · (math.) factor; divisor因子yīn zǐcause · origin · root cause · reason · CL: gè原因yuán yīnindirect cause · remote cause远因yuǎn yīnprincipal cause; main reason主因zhǔ yīncause · triggering factor · incentive · inducement诱因yòu yīn
Idioms with 因 52 total Chain
(idiom) lit. not to use someone else's fire; fig. to be independent and self-reliant; to refuse to rely on others不因人热bù yīn rén rè(idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions陈陈相因chén chén xiāng yīnto reverse cause and effect · to put the horse before the cart倒果为因dào guǒ wéi yīnofficialese · official routine · (old) (conventional phrase used in response to one's superior) in view of the above, we therefore...等因奉此děng yīn fèng cǐmutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined · interdependent互为因果hù wéi yīn guǒstarts well but ends in separation (of marital relations)兰因絮果lán yīn xù guǒ
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