Meaning
cause; reason; because
Chinese: 原因、因为。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yin” becomes a different word in each tone. 因 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 因为yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
- 原因yuán yīncause; origin; root cause; reason
- 因此yīn cǐthus; consequently; as a result
- 因素yīn sùelement; factor
- 因而yīn értherefore; as a result; thus; and as a result, ...
Example Sentence
因为下雨，比赛取消了。Yīn wèi xià yǔ, bǐ sài qǔ xiāo le.Because of the rain, the match was canceled.
因为Yīn wèibecause下雨xià yǔto rain，比赛bǐ sàicompetition (sports etc)取qǔto take消xiāoto diminish了le(completed action)。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
An enclosure (囗) around a person (大): a person lying on a mat, the basis one rests on — ‘cause, reason; because; to rely on, follow’.
A way to remember it
What you rest on — the cause, the reason.