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
- 因果 cause and effect ; reason
- 因果律 causality
- 基因 gene
- 死因不明 unknown cause of death
- 因特网联通(因特網聯通) Internet connection
- 迷因 meme
- 因此 for that reason; therefore; for this reason
- 因式分解 factorization
- 基因库(基因庫) gene bank
- 因时制宜(因時制宜) to use methods suitable to the current situation
- 理化因素 physical and chemical factors
- 归因(歸因) to attribute; to ascribe
- 海洛因 heroin
- 倒果为因(倒果為因) to reverse cause and effect; to put the horse before the cart
- 最大公因子 highest common factor HCF; greatest common divisor GCD
- 因纽特人(因紐特人) Inuit
- 公因子 common factor; common divisor
- 因陋就简(因陋就簡) crude but simple method; to not strive for perfection
- 本因坊 Honinbo, major school of Go in Japan
- 陈陈相因(陳陳相因) to follow a set routine
- 因袭(因襲) to follow old patterns; to imitate existing models; to continue along the same lines
- 因缘(因緣) chance ; destiny ; according to this
- 因故 for some reason
- 模因 meme
- 动因(動因) motivation; moving force; underlying force; agent
- 因数(因數) divisor
- 基因座 (genetics) locus
- 基因技术(基因技術) gene technology
- 公因式 common factor; common divisor (of a math. expression)
- 爱因斯坦(愛因斯坦) Einstein
- 脱因(脫因) decafinated
- 因小失大 to save a little only to lose a lot
- 病因学(病因學) pathological science (TCM)
- 因之 for this reason
- 因势利导(因勢利導) to take advantage of the new situation; to make the best of new opportunities
- 康拜因 combine ; harvester
- 环境因素(環境因素) environmental factor
- 正因 the real cause
- 因果关系(因果關係) causality; causation
- 因特网提供商(因特網提供商) Internet service provider (ISP)
Also contained in
克莱因 、 相违因 、 十二因缘起 、 因特网信息服务器 、 十因 、 得梅因 、 室利因他拉蒂 、 宿因 、 卢因 、 過去現在因果墵 、 十二因生
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