Pronunciation
:
yīn
Meaning
:
because of; as a result of. (prep )
because. (conjunction )
cause; reason. (n )
Radical
:
囗
Strokes
:
6
Traditional
:
因
Usage
:
59.0%
Common Words / Phrases:
2.
:
accordingly;so; therefore
Sentences:
1. He missed a class yesterday because of illness.
zuó
tiān
tā
yīn
bìng
quē
kè
。
昨
天
他
因
病
缺
课
。
昨天
:
yesterday
他
:
he
因
:
because of; as a result of
病
:
illness, sick
缺课
:
miss a class
2. Because there was a traffic jam, they were unable to arrive on time.
yīn
jiāo
tōng
zǔ
sè
，
tā
men
wú
fǎ
zhǔn
shí
dào
dá
。
因
交
通
阻
塞
，
他
们
无
法
准
时
到
达
。
因
:
because
交通
:
traffic
阻塞
:
block; clog
他们
:
they
无法
:
unable to
准时
:
on time
到达
:
arrive
3. Don’t hang back in the face of difficulties.
bú
yào
yīn
wèi
kùn
nan
ér
què
bù
。
不
要
因
为
困
难
而
却
步
。
不要
:
don’t; don’t want
因为
:
because of
困难
:
difficulties
而
:
so that; in order to
却步
:
shrink back; step back (in fear or disgust)
4. The satelite went dark for reasons unknown.
wèi
xīng
xiāo
shī
le
，
yuán
yīn
bú
míng
。
卫
星
消
失
了
，
原
因
不
明
。
卫星
:
satelite
消失
:
disappear
了
:
(particle) used after an action that has taken place
原因
:
reason
不
:
not
明
:
known; clear
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