因

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Pronunciation : yīn

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Meaning :
  1. because of; as a result of. (prep)
  2. because. (conjunction)
  3. cause; reason. (n)
Radical : 囗
Strokes : 6
Traditional : 因
Usage : 59.0%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
因为
yīn wèi

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 : because
2.
因此
yīn cǐ

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 : accordingly;so; therefore
3.
因果
yīn guǒ

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 : cause and effect
4.
原因
yuán yīn

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 : reason
Sentences:
1. He missed a class yesterday because of illness.
zuó tiān tā yīn bìng quē kè 。
昨 天 他 因 病 缺 课 。

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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 。

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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 。

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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 。

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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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January 15th, 2010 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

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