yīn
因
cause / reason
HSK 3.0 · 6
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Words with 因
因为 yīn wèi
because; owing to
HSK 2
原因 yuán yīn
cause; origin
HSK 2
因此 yīn cǐ
thus; consequently; as a result
HSK 3
因而 yīn ér
therefore; as a result
HSK 5
因素 yīn sù
element; factor
HSK 6
基因 jī yīn
gene (loanword)
HSK 7–9
因人而异 yīn rén ér yì
varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
HSK 7–9
Examples from your lessons
- 他不高兴，因为天气不好。 He is not happy because the weather is bad. Lesson 7
- 因为太累了，所以他今天没去上班。 Because he was too tired, he didn't go to work today. Lesson 21
- 因为我生病了，所以去医院了。 Because I got sick, so I went to the hospital. Lesson 21
- 不太高兴，因为天气太热了，我很累。 Not very happy, because the weather is too hot and I am very tired. 今天天气怎么样？
- 因为路上车很多，所以公共汽车走得很慢。 Because there's a lot of traffic, the bus goes slowly. 怎么去学校
- 我觉得不会下雪，因为去年冬天没下雪。 I didn't think it would snow, because it didn't snow last winter. 下雪了