因 yīn
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yīn
preposition
because
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 因为 (CCD '因' 1; GHC '因' 11-2; Unihan '因'; XHZD '因' 2, p. 894) -
yīn
noun
cause; reason
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 缘故 or 理由 (GHC '因' 9; Kroll 2015 '因' 3a, p. 553; Unihan '因'; XHZD '因' 1, p. 894) -
yīn
verb
to accord with
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 根据 or 按照, for example, in the idiom 因地制宜 'to accord with local customs using appropriate measures' (CCI '因地制宜'; CCD '因' 2; GHC '因' 2; XHZD '因' 5, p. 894) -
yīn
verb
to follow
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 顺着 (CCD '因' 1; GHC '因' 4; Kroll 2015 '因' 1, p. 553; XHZD '因' 4, p. 894) -
yīn
verb
to rely on
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 依靠 (Kroll 2015 '因' 1a, p. 553; GHC '因' 1) -
yīn
verb
via; through
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 通过 (Kroll 2015 '因' 2a, p. 553; GHC '因' 3) -
yīn
verb
to continue
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 继 (GHC '因' 5) -
yīn
verb
to receive
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 受 (GHC '因' 6) -
yīn
verb
to continue the same pattern; to imitate an existing model; to adapt
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 受因袭 (Kroll 2015 '因' 1b, p. 553; GHC '因' 7) -
yīn
verb
to seize an opportunity
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 趁机 (GHC '因' 9; Kroll 2015 '因' 2b, p. 553) -
yīn
verb
to be like
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 犹 or 如同 (GHC '因' 10) -
yīn
preposition
from; because of
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 从 or 由 (GHC '因' 11-1) -
yīn
conjunction
thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 于是 or 就 (GHC '因' 12; Kroll 2015 '因' 2, p. 553; XHZD '因' 3, p. 894) -
yīn
noun
a standrd; a criterion
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '因' 3, p. 553)
Contained in
- 因利乘便 to rely on the most favorable method
- 人类基因组计划(人類基因組計劃) Human Genome Project
- 远因(遠因) indirect cause; remote cause
- 因如此 because of this
- 因变量(因變量) dependent variable
- 利多卡因 lidocaine
- 基因库(基因庫) gene bank
- 本因坊 Honinbo, major school of Go in Japan
- 因循 to continue former habits ; to discuss in a conceited way ; at ease; idle ; to delay; to waste time
- 因素 element; factor
- 祸因恶积(禍因惡積) disaster is caused by accumulation of evil
- 互为因果(互為因果) mutually related karma; fates are intertwined; interdependent
- 模因 meme
- 因时制宜(因時制宜) to use methods suitable to the current situation
- 基因突变(基因突變) genetic mutation
- 因果关系(因果關係) causality; causation
- 等位基因 allele (one of two paired gene in diploid organism)
- 转基因食品(轉基因食品) genetically modified (GM) food
- 因纽特人(因紐特人) Inuit
- 因子 factor; (genetic) trait; factor; divisor
- 因事制宜 according to the situation, establish appropriate regulations
- 因人而异(因人而異) varying from person to person; different for each individual
- 因果 cause and effect ; reason
- 因公殉职(因公殉職) to die as in the line of duty
- 史坦因 Stein
- 萨达姆·侯赛因(薩達姆·侯賽因) Saddam Hussein
- 隐性基因(隱性基因) recessive gene
- 成因 cause; factor; cause of formation
- 等因奉此 officialese; official routine
- 因人成事 to get things done relying on others; with a little help from his friends
- 因陋就简(因陋就簡) crude but simple method; to not strive for perfection
- 脱咖啡因(脫咖啡因) decaffeinated; decaf
- 病因学(病因學) pathological science (TCM)
- 因循守旧(因循守舊) to continue in the same old rut; diehard conservative attitudes
- 因吹斯汀 interesting
- 脱因(脫因) decafinated
- 最大公因子 highest common factor HCF; greatest common divisor GCD
- 起因 cause; a factor (leading to an effect)
- 赛因斯(賽因斯) science
- 基因技术(基因技術) gene technology
- 死因不明 unknown cause of death
- 因此 for that reason; therefore; for this reason
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