yīn

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 因

原因
yuán yīn

cause

因人而异
yīn rén ér yì

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

因此
yīn cǐ

thus; consequently; as a result

因为
yīn wèi

because

因素
yīn sù

element

因而
yīn ér

therefore

基因
jī yīn

gene (loanword)

主因
zhǔ yīn

main reason

互为因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ

mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined

人类基因组计划
rén lèi jī yīn zǔ jì huà

Human Genome Project

侯赛因
hóu sài yīn

Husain or Hussein (name)

倒果为因
dào guǒ wéi yīn

to reverse cause and effect

充填因数
chōng tián yīn shù

complementary factor

克莱因
kè lái yīn

Klein or Kline (name)

公因子
gōng yīn zǐ

(math.) common factor

公因式
gōng yīn shì

common factor

利多卡因
lì duō kǎ yīn

lidocaine (loanword)

前因
qián yīn

antecedents

前因后果
qián yīn hòu guǒ

cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development

动因
dòng yīn

motivation

卡尔文克莱因
kǎ ěr wén kè lái yīn

Calvin Klein CK (brand)

可卡因
kě kǎ yīn

cocaine (loanword)

可待因
kě dài yīn

codeine (loanword)

咖啡因
kā fēi yīn

caffeine (loanword)

善因
shàn yīn

(Buddhism) good karma

因之
yīn zhī

for this reason

因人成事
yīn rén chéng shì

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

因公
yīn gōng

in the course of doing one's work

因公殉职
yīn gōng xùn zhí

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

因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn

(idiom) to rely on the most favorable method

因势利导
yīn shì lì dǎo

to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)

因吹斯汀
yīn chuī sī tīng

(loanword) interesting

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

因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí

(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances

因如此
yīn rú cǐ

because of this

因子
yīn zǐ

factor

因孕而婚
yīn yùn ér hūn

(idiom) to marry because of an unplanned pregnancy

因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà

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

因式
yīn shì

factor

因式分解
yīn shì fēn jiě

factorization

因循
yīn xún

to carry on just as before

因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù

diehard conservative attitudes

因爱成恨
yīn ài chéng hèn

hatred caused by love (idiom)

因应
yīn yìng

to respond accordingly to

因故
yīn gù

for some reason

因数
yīn shù

factor (of an integer)

因斯布鲁克
yīn sī bù lǔ kè

Innsbruck, city in Austria

因时制宜
yīn shí zhì yí

(idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation

因材施教
yīn cái shī jiào

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

因果
yīn guǒ

karma

因果报应
yīn guǒ bào yìng

(Buddhism) retribution

因父之名
yīn fù zhī míng

in the Name of the Father (in Christian worship)

因特网
yīn tè wǎng

Internet

因特网提供商
yīn tè wǎng tí gōng shāng

Internet service provider (ISP)

因特网联通
yīn tè wǎng lián tōng

Internet connection

因由
yīn yóu

reason

因祸得福
yīn huò dé fú

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

因私
yīn sī

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

因纽特
yīn niǔ tè

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

因纽特人
yīn niǔ tè rén

Inuit

因缘
yīn yuán

chance

因袭
yīn xí

to imitate existing models

因变量
yīn biàn liàng

dependent variable

因陀罗
yīn tuó luó

Indra (a Hindu deity)

因陋就简
yīn lòu jiù jiǎn

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

埃因霍温
āi yīn huò wēn

Eindhoven (city in the Netherlands)

基因修改
jī yīn xiū gǎi

genetic modification

基因图谱
jī yīn tú pǔ

mapping of genome

基因型
jī yīn xíng

genotype

基因学
jī yīn xué

genetics

基因工程
jī yīn gōng chéng

genetic engineering

基因座
jī yīn zuò

(genetics) locus

基因库
jī yīn kù

gene bank

基因技术
jī yīn jì shù

gene technology

基因扩大
jī yīn kuò dà

gene amplification

基因改造
jī yīn gǎi zào

genetic modification (GM)

基因染色体异常
jī yīn rǎn sè tǐ yì cháng

genetic chromosome abnormality

基因治疗
jī yīn zhì liáo

gene therapy

基因码
jī yīn mǎ

genetic code

基因突变
jī yīn tū biàn

genetic mutation

基因组
jī yīn zǔ

genome

康拜因
kāng bài yīn

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

得梅因
dé méi yīn

Des Moines, capital of Iowa

德梅因
dé méi yīn

Des Moines, capital of Iowa

爱因斯坦
ài yīn sī tǎn

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

成因
chéng yīn

cause

插入因子
chā rù yīn zǐ

(genetics) insertion element

斯坦因
sī tǎn yīn

Stein (name)

普鲁卡因
pǔ lǔ kǎ yīn

procaine (nerve blocking agent) (loanword)

最大公因子
zuì dà gōng yīn zǐ

highest common factor HCF

本因坊
běn yīn fāng

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

本因坊秀策
běn yīn fāng xiù cè

Honinbo Shusaku (1829-1862), Japanese Go player

模因
mó yīn

meme (loanword)

归因
guī yīn

to attribute; to ascribe

归因理论
guī yīn lǐ lùn

attribution theory (psychology)

死因
sǐ yīn

cause of death

死因不明
sǐ yīn bù míng

unknown cause of death

海洛因
hǎi luò yīn

heroin (loanword)

无咖啡因
wú kā fēi yīn

decaffeinated

理化因素
lǐ huà yīn sù

physical and chemical factors

环境因素
huán jìng yīn sù

environmental factor

病因
bìng yīn

cause of disease

病因学
bìng yīn xué

pathological science (TCM)

皆因
jiē yīn

simply because

卢因
lú yīn

Lewin (name)

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

等位基因
děng wèi jī yīn

allele (one of two paired gene in diploid organism)

等因奉此
děng yīn fèng cǐ

officialese

细胞因子
xì bāo yīn zǐ

cytokine

缅因
miǎn yīn

Maine, US state

缅因州
miǎn yīn zhōu

Maine, US state

美因茨
měi yīn cí

Mainz (city in Germany)

肇因
zhào yīn

cause

脱咖啡因
tuō kā fēi yīn

decaffeinated

苦因
kǔ yīn

affliction

兹因
zī yīn

(formal) whereas

萨达姆·侯赛因
sà dá mǔ · hóu sài yīn

Saddam Hussein

兰因絮果
lán yīn xù guǒ

starts well but ends in separation (of marital relations)

诱因
yòu yīn

cause

质因数
zhì yīn shù

prime factor (in arithmetic)

赛因斯
sài yīn sī

science (loanword)

起因
qǐ yīn

cause

转基因
zhuǎn jī yīn

genetic modification

转基因食品
zhuǎn jī yīn shí pǐn

genetically modified (GM) food

近因
jìn yīn

immediate cause

迷因
mí yīn

meme (loanword)

达因
dá yīn

dyne (loanword)

远因
yuǎn yīn

indirect cause

陈陈相因
chén chén xiāng yīn

to follow a set routine

隐性基因
yǐn xìng jī yīn

recessive gene

类风湿因子
lèi fēng shī yīn zǐ

rheumatoid factor

显性基因
xiǎn xìng jī yīn

dominant gene