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yīn
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5251749)

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Words Containing 因

因公
yīn gōng

in the course of doing one's work

爱因斯坦
ài yīn sī tǎn

Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist

公因子
gōng yīn zǐ

(math.) common factor

基因扩大
jī yīn kuò dà

gene amplification

因果
yīn guǒ

karma

因孕而婚
yīn yùn ér hūn

(idiom) to marry because of an unplanned pregnancy

因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn

(idiom) to rely on the most favorable method

缅因
miǎn yīn

Maine, US state

主因
zhǔ yīn

main reason

因变量
yīn biàn liàng

dependent variable

因私
yīn sī

private (i.e. not work-related 因公[yīn gōng])

因材施教
yīn cái shī jiào

(idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability

海洛因
hǎi luò yīn

heroin (loanword)

成因
chéng yīn

cause

迷因
mí yīn

meme (loanword)

普鲁卡因
pǔ lǔ kǎ yīn

procaine (nerve blocking agent) (loanword)

因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù

diehard conservative attitudes

死因
sǐ yīn

cause of death

克莱因
kè lái yīn

Klein or Kline (name)

插入因子
chā rù yīn zǐ

(genetics) insertion element

侯赛因
hóu sài yīn

Husain or Hussein (name)

基因突变
jī yīn tū biàn

genetic mutation

因循
yīn xún

to carry on just as before

斯坦因
sī tǎn yīn

Stein (name)

卡尔文克莱因
kǎ ěr wén kè lái yīn

Calvin Klein CK (brand)

基因改造
jī yīn gǎi zào

genetic modification (GM)

细胞因子
xì bāo yīn zǐ

cytokine

基因库
jī yīn kù

gene bank

因特网联通
yīn tè wǎng lián tōng

Internet connection

卢因
lú yīn

Lewin (name)

因特网提供商
yīn tè wǎng tí gōng shāng

Internet service provider (ISP)

因而
yīn ér

therefore

本因坊秀策
běn yīn fāng xiù cè

Honinbo Shusaku (1829-1862), Japanese Go player

因公殉职
yīn gōng xùn zhí

to die in the course of performing one's duty (idiom)

基因技术
jī yīn jì shù

gene technology

德梅因
dé méi yīn

Des Moines, capital of Iowa

最大公因子
zuì dà gōng yīn zǐ

highest common factor HCF

病因
bìng yīn

cause of disease

原因
yuán yīn

cause

陈陈相因
chén chén xiāng yīn

to follow a set routine

质因数
zhì yīn shù

prime factor (in arithmetic)

赛因斯
sài yīn sī

science (loanword)

因时制宜
yīn shí zhì yí

(idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation

因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí

lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face

利多卡因
lì duō kǎ yīn

lidocaine (loanword)

因如此
yīn rú cǐ

because of this

充填因数
chōng tián yīn shù

complementary factor

基因码
jī yīn mǎ

genetic code

因爱成恨
yīn ài chéng hèn

hatred caused by love (idiom)

理化因素
lǐ huà yīn sù

physical and chemical factors

远因
yuǎn yīn

indirect cause

因为
yīn wèi

because

转基因
zhuǎn jī yīn

genetic modification

苦因
kǔ yīn

affliction

因陀罗
yīn tuó luó

Indra (a Hindu deity)

因纽特人
yīn niǔ tè rén

Inuit

公因式
gōng yīn shì

common factor

因吹斯汀
yīn chuī sī tīng

(loanword) interesting

因斯布鲁克
yīn sī bù lǔ kè

Innsbruck, city in Austria

兹因
zī yīn

(formal) whereas

环境因素
huán jìng yīn sù

environmental factor

互为因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ

mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined

因势利导
yīn shì lì dǎo

to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)

类风湿因子
lèi fēng shī yīn zǐ

rheumatoid factor

因父之名
yīn fù zhī míng

in the Name of the Father (in Christian worship)

本因坊
běn yīn fāng

Honinbo, major school of Go in Japan (1612-1940)

得梅因
dé méi yīn

Des Moines, capital of Iowa

美因茨
měi yīn cí

Mainz (city in Germany)

人类基因组计划
rén lèi jī yīn zǔ jì huà

Human Genome Project

皆因
jiē yīn

simply because

因数
yīn shù

factor (of an integer)

动因
dòng yīn

motivation

显性基因
xiǎn xìng jī yīn

dominant gene

达因
dá yīn

dyne (loanword)

咖啡因
kā fēi yīn

caffeine (loanword)

因式分解
yīn shì fēn jiě

factorization

前因后果
qián yīn hòu guǒ

cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development

基因图谱
jī yīn tú pǔ

mapping of genome

因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà

to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)

因之
yīn zhī

for this reason

无咖啡因
wú kā fēi yīn

decaffeinated

因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí

(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances

可待因
kě dài yīn

codeine (loanword)

近因
jìn yīn

immediate cause

缅因州
miǎn yīn zhōu

Maine, US state

脱咖啡因
tuō kā fēi yīn

decaffeinated

因袭
yīn xí

to imitate existing models

因纽特
yīn niǔ tè

Inuit (politically correct term for Eskimo 愛斯基摩人|爱斯基摩人)

因陋就简
yīn lòu jiù jiǎn

crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can

因人成事
yīn rén chéng shì

to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends

兰因絮果
lán yīn xù guǒ

starts well but ends in separation (of marital relations)

基因组
jī yīn zǔ

genome

因人而异
yīn rén ér yì

varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual

归因
guī yīn

to attribute; to ascribe

病因学
bìng yīn xué

pathological science (TCM)

肇因
zhào yīn

cause

基因型
jī yīn xíng

genotype

转基因食品
zhuǎn jī yīn shí pǐn

genetically modified (GM) food

起因
qǐ yīn

cause

归因理论
guī yīn lǐ lùn

attribution theory (psychology)

倒果为因
dào guǒ wéi yīn

to reverse cause and effect

隐性基因
yǐn xìng jī yīn

recessive gene

模因
mó yīn

meme (loanword)

基因工程
jī yīn gōng chéng

genetic engineering

等因奉此
děng yīn fèng cǐ

officialese

因由
yīn yóu

reason

萨达姆·侯赛因
sà dá mǔ · hóu sài yīn

Saddam Hussein

基因学
jī yīn xué

genetics

死因不明
sǐ yīn bù míng

unknown cause of death

因果报应
yīn guǒ bào yìng

(Buddhism) retribution

基因座
jī yīn zuò

(genetics) locus

基因修改
jī yīn xiū gǎi

genetic modification

因祸得福
yīn huò dé fú

to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom)

基因
jī yīn

gene (loanword)

善因
shàn yīn

(Buddhism) good karma

可卡因
kě kǎ yīn

cocaine (loanword)

因特网
yīn tè wǎng

Internet

因此
yīn cǐ

thus; consequently; as a result

基因治疗
jī yīn zhì liáo

gene therapy

因应
yīn yìng

to respond accordingly to

前因
qián yīn

antecedents

埃因霍温
āi yīn huò wēn

Eindhoven (city in the Netherlands)

等位基因
děng wèi jī yīn

allele (one of two paired gene in diploid organism)

基因染色体异常
jī yīn rǎn sè tǐ yì cháng

genetic chromosome abnormality

因子
yīn zǐ

factor

诱因
yòu yīn

cause

康拜因
kāng bài yīn

(loanword) combine (i.e. combine harvester)

空穴来风未必无因
kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn

wind does not come from an empty cave without reason

因素
yīn sù

element

因缘
yīn yuán

chance

因故
yīn gù

for some reason

因式
yīn shì

factor