起因
qǐ yīn
Pinyin

Definition

起因
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qǐ yīn
  1. cause
  2. a factor (leading to an effect)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
因为
yīn wèi
  1. 1 because
  2. 2 owing to
  3. 3 on account of
在一起
zài yī qǐ
  1. 1 together
发起
fā qǐ
  1. 1 to originate
  2. 2 to initiate
  3. 3 to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
  4. 4 to start
  5. 5 to propose sth (for the first time)
起
qǐ
  1. 1 to rise
  2. 2 to raise
  3. 3 to get up
  4. 4 to set out
  5. 5 to start
  6. 6 to appear
  7. 7 to launch
  8. 8 to initiate (action)
  9. 9 to draft
  10. 10 to establish
  11. 11 to get (from a depot or counter)
  12. 12 verb suffix, to start
  13. 13 starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  14. 14 classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  15. 15 classifier for groups: batch, group
起来
qǐ lai
  1. 1 to stand up
  2. 2 to get up
  3. 3 also pr. [qǐ lái]
起床
qǐ chuáng
  1. 1 to get out of bed
  2. 2 to get up
了不起
liǎo bu qǐ
  1. 1 amazing
  2. 2 terrific
  3. 3 extraordinary
升起
shēng qǐ
  1. 1 to raise
  2. 2 to hoist
  3. 3 to rise
原因
yuán yīn
  1. 1 cause
  2. 2 origin
  3. 3 root cause
  4. 4 reason
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
因
yīn
  1. 1 old variant of 因[yīn]
因此
yīn cǐ
  1. 1 thus
  2. 2 consequently
  3. 3 as a result
因素
yīn sù
  1. 1 element
  2. 2 factor
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
基因
jī yīn
  1. 1 gene (loanword)
对不起
duì bu qǐ
  1. 1 unworthy
  2. 2 to let down
  3. 3 I'm sorry
  4. 4 excuse me
  5. 5 pardon me
  6. 6 if you please
  7. 7 sorry? (please repeat)
引起
yǐn qǐ
  1. 1 to give rise to
  2. 2 to lead to
  3. 3 to cause
  4. 4 to arouse
想起
xiǎng qǐ
  1. 1 to recall
  2. 2 to think of
  3. 3 to call to mind
拿起
ná qǐ
  1. 1 to pick up
提起
tí qǐ
  1. 1 to mention
  2. 2 to speak of
  3. 3 to lift
  4. 4 to pick up
  5. 5 to arouse
  6. 6 to raise (a topic, a heavy weight, one's fist, one's spirits etc)
早起
zǎo qǐ
  1. 1 to get up early

Idioms (20)

一波未平，一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
  1. 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
  2. 2 many twists and turns to a story
  3. 3 one thing after another
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
互为因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ
  1. 1 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
  2. 2 interdependent
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
前因后果
qián yīn hòu guǒ
  1. 1 cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
  1. 1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
另起炉灶
lìng qǐ lú zào
  1. 1 lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch
  2. 2 back to square one
  3. 3 to start of on a new path
商飙徐起
shāng biāo xú qǐ
  1. 1 the autumn breeze comes gently (idiom)
因人成事
yīn rén chéng shì
  1. 1 to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends
因人而异
yīn rén ér yì
  1. 1 varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
因公殉职
yīn gōng xùn zhí
  1. 1 to die as in the line of duty (idiom)
因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn
  1. 1 (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
因势利导
yīn shì lì dǎo
  1. 1 to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to make the best of new opportunities
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
  1. 1 lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  2. 2 to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí
  1. 1 (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
因孕而婚
yīn yùn ér hūn
  1. 1 shotgun wedding (idiom)
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
  1. 1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù
  1. 1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
  2. 2 diehard conservative attitudes
因爱成恨
yīn ài chéng hèn
  1. 1 hatred caused by love (idiom)
  2. 2 to grow to hate someone because of unrequited love for that person

Sample Sentences

然而加工肉制品譬如火腿、香肠、培根等由于不是新鲜肉，因此为了延长其保鲜期都添加了一些防腐剂，或是使用了腌、熏或是抹盐等延长贮存时间等手法，致癌的风险也正是起因于这些加工处理手法。
ránér jiāgōng ròuzhìpǐn pìrú huǒtuǐ 、xiāngcháng 、péigēn děng yóuyú bùshì xīnxiānròu ，yīncǐ wèile yáncháng qí bǎoxiānqī dōu tiānjiā le yīxiē fángfǔjì ，huòshì shǐyòng le yān 、xūn huòshì mǒ yán děng yáncháng zhùcún shíjiān děng shǒufǎ ，zhìái de fēngxiǎn yě zhèngshì qǐyīn yú zhèxiē jiāgōng chǔlǐ shǒufǎ 。
And as processed meat products, such as ham, sausage and bacon aren't fresh, preservatives are added to keep them fresh, or methods, such as pickling, smoking are salting are used to preserve their shelf life, and the cancer risks come from these processes.
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有时候会一起。我总觉得算命这种东西不可全信，也不可不信。事情的发生总是有因有果。那些算命师能帮你找出事情的起因并想办法解决，也未必不是件好事啊。
yǒushíhou huì yīqǐ 。wǒ zǒng juéde suànmìng zhèzhǒng dōngxi bùkě quán xìn ，yě bùkě bù xìn 。shìqing de fāshēng zǒngshì yǒu yīn yǒu guǒ 。nàxiē suànmìngshī néng bāng nǐ zhǎochū shìqing de qǐyīn bìng xiǎng bànfǎ jiějué ，yě wèibì bù shì jiàn hǎoshì a 。
Sometimes we do those things together. I've always said, you can't completely trust predictions of your future, and you can't totally mistrust them either. There's always a cause and effect when something happens. These fortune tellers can help you find the reason why something happens, and come up with a solution. That's not necessarily a bad thing, you know.
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这件事起因是参议院对预算问题有不同意见，没办法通过拨款法案。
zhè jiàn shì qǐyīn shì cānyìyuàn duì yùsuàn wèntí yǒu bùtóng yìjiàn ，méi bànfǎ tōngguò bōkuǎn fǎàn 。
The shutdown began because of different opinions on the yearly budget in the Senate, and they failed to pass the appropriation bill.
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起因：外出就餐后发生肠胃道不适
qǐyīn ：wàichū jiùcān hòu fāshēng chángwèi dào bùshì
Cause: Gastrointestinal discomfort after going out to eat
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