因
yīnTraditional: 因
Translation
because, cause, reason
Word origin
A pictograph of a person lying on a mat, the original sense of a mat or foundation, hence a cause or basis. It now means because or reason.
- Origin
- pictograph
- Root
- a person on a mat, the underlying cause
Stroke order
因
Examples
雨。
The match was cancelled because of rain.
。
Take leave because of illness.
。
Everything happens for a reason.
业。
Closed for a day for certain reasons.
京。
He moved to Beijing because of work.
因 (yīn) means because, cause, reason. It mostly appears in compounds like 因为 and 原因 rather than alone.
Appears in 4 words
Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 因.
Used in
Grammar articles
(4)Mandarin Advanced Grammar (C1-C2 / HSK 6+): Chengyu, Classical Remnants, and Register
Concession in Mandarin: 虽然...还是/但是, 不过, and 还是 (Although, Even So, Nonetheless)
Mandarin Conjunctions: 虽然…但是, 因为…所以, 如果…就 and the Paired Structures That Join Clauses
Mandarin Intermediate Grammar (B1-B2 / HSK 4-5): Complements, Conjunctions and the Full 了 System
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