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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

因 [yīn]

1. conjunction because

因交通阻塞，他们无法准时到达。

Because there was a traffic jam, they were unable to arrive on time.

因天气恶劣，今天的郊游取消了。

Today's outing has been cancelled due to bad weather.
2. preposition because of

昨天他因病缺课。

He missed a class yester day because of illness.
3. noun cause

外因

external cause

病因

cause of the illness

事出有因

there are reasons why things happen

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

因 [yīn]

1. verb [Literary] follow; carry on
2. verb [Literary] rely on; accord with

因病下药

suit the medicine to the illness

因其自然

let things take their natural course
3. noun cause; reason

必有他因

there must be some other reason
4. preposition because of; as a result of

因病请假

ask for sick leave

因公牺牲

die while on duty; die at one's post

会议因故延期。

The meeting has been postponed for some reason.
5. conjunction because

他因有其他事情未能出席。

He was absent because he had other things to attend to.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

因 [yīn]

1. 动 [文] 依靠；凭借

为高必因丘陵。
2. 动照老样子做

陈陈相因。

因循守旧。

因袭。
3. 介引进动作行为的依据，相当于"按照""根据"

因势利导。

因地制宜。

因材施教。
4. 名事情发生的条件或造成某种结果的缘故

事出有因。

前因后果。

原因。
5. 介引进动作行为的原因

因故缺席。

因雨改期。
6. 连连接分句，表示因果关系

因雾气过大，轮渡今日暂停。

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Examples

不要因失败而灰心，也不要因成功而骄傲。: Don't be discouraged by failure or get dizzy with success.
这件案子因证据不足，也就不了了之了。: Prosecution of the case fizzled out for lack of conclusive evidence.
事出有因，查无实据。: An investigation was called for, but no evidence was found.
因超标占用住房而受到批评: be criticized for moving into an apartment in excess of the set standard of floor space due to one
他们因意见分歧而分手了。: They parted company due to a difference of opinion.
他做地下工作时，曾因叛徒告密而被捕。: When he was doing underground work he was arrested because a renegade informed against him.
他因贻误军机被朝廷革职查办。: The imperial court removed him from office and prosecuted him for delaying the fulfilment of a military plan.
因有急务在身，不敢在此逗留。: I have an urgent task to attend to, so I can't make a stop -over here.
他因学习成绩优秀而受到奖赏。: He was awarded a prize for excellence in his studies.
这个军官因行为不端而被降级。: The officer was demoted for misconduct.; 555 more results

Character Decomposition

囗 [wéi]	+	大 [dà]

Stroke Order

Total Strokes: 6

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