因 [－]

Jyutping jan1
Pinyin yīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. cause
  2. reason
  3. because
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. cause/reason/because/on the basis of/as a result of/follow
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    估計
    to estimate
    • 因位
      因位
      jan1 wai2
      to fit into a spot (e.g., to fit a car into a parking spot)
    • 因下張枱有幾大
      因下张台有几大
      jan1 haa5 zoeng1 toi2 jau5 gei2 daai6
      to estimate the dimensions of the table
    • 巴士時間好難因得準。
      巴士时间好难因得准。
      baa1 si2 si4 gaan3 hou2 naan4 jan1 dak1 zeon2.
      Bus arrival times are hard to predict.
    • 你因下夠唔夠錢使？
      你因下够唔够钱使？
      nei5 jan1 haa5 gau3 m4 gau3 cin2 sai2
      Do you think you have enough money?
  2. 連詞
    標示​事情​發​生​嘅​原因​，​同​「​因為​」​意思​一樣​，​喺​書​面​語​嘅​場​合​出​現​比​較​多
    because of; as a result of
    • 因病請假
      因病请假
      jan1 beng6 ceng2 gaa3
      to ask for a sick leave because of illness
  3. 連詞
    因應​：​考慮​到​某​啲​因素​而​行動
    in accordance with; on the basis of
    • 因材施教
      因材施教
      jan1 coi4 si1 gaau3
      to teach according to one's ability or aptitude
  4. 語素
    導致​事情​發​生​嘅​原因
    cause; reason
    • 因果
      因果
      jan1 gwo2
      cause and effect
    • 原因
      原因
      jyun4 jan1
      reason
    • 遠因
      远因
      jyun5 jan1
      underlying cause
    • 因素
      因素
      jan1 sou3
      factor
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, archaic
    through; via
  2. character, obsolete
    to multiply
  3. character
    due to; because of
    • 因此
      因此
      yīn cǐ
      because of this; therefore; ergo
    • 因雨改期
      因雨改期
      yīn yǔ gǎi qī
      to be rescheduled because of the rain
  4. character, literary
    to follow (e.g. a tradition)
    • 因循守舊
      因循守旧
      yīn xún shǒu jiù
      to adhere to tradition
  5. character
    depending on; according to; based on; contingent upon
    • 因人而異
      因人而异
      yīn ré né r5 yì
      to vary from one person to another
    • 因地制宜
      因地制宜
      yīn dì zhì yí
      to make plans according to local conditions
  6. character
    reason; cause
    • 因果
      因果
      yīn guǒ
      cause and effect
    • 近因
      近因
      jìn yīn
      direct cause; immediate cause
  7. character, archaic
    conveniently; in passing; expediently
  8. character
    because; since
    (syn.) 由于, 由於, 因為, 因为
  9. character, archaic
    thus; in such way; therefore; accordingly
  10. character, literary
    to take advantage; to make use of a situation
  11. character, Cantonese
    to estimate
    • 你因下啲时间，睇下要几耐先到。
      你因下啲时间，睇下要几耐先到。
      nei5 jan1 haa5 di1 si4 gaan3, tai2 haa5 jiu3 gei2 noi6 sin1 dou3.
      Estimate the time to see how long it takes to arrive.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. cause, reason
  2. by
  3. because (of)
  4. Cangjie Input
    WK
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 算
  2. 估量
  3. 估計 – 估计
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #968
  2. HSK3 二级汉字表 #260
  3. HSK3 初等手写字表 #268
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    那是因为妳是女生。
    那是因為妳是女生。
    nà shi yīn wèi nǐ shì nǚ shēng 。
    • That's because you're a girl.
    • It's because you're a girl.
  2. Mandarin
    我没有拜访他，因为我感冒了。
    我沒有拜訪他，因為我感冒了。
    wǒ méi yǒu bài fǎng tā ， yīn wèi wǒ gǎn mào le 。
    • I didn't call on him because I had a cold.
    • Since I had a cold, I didn't go visit him.
    • I didn't visit him because I had a cold.
  3. Mandarin
    因为我想成为翻译。
    因為我想成為翻譯。
    yīn wèi wǒ xiǎng chéng wéi fān yì 。
    • Because I want to be a translator.
    • Because I want to become a translator.
  4. Mandarin
    她不会乘飞机因为害怕坠机。
    她不會乘飛機因為害怕墜機。
    tā bù huì chéng fēi jī yīn wèi hài pà zhuì jī 。
    • She won't take an airplane for fear of a crash.
  5. Mandarin
    难怪她表示不想再见到他了。因为他们分手了。
    難怪她表示不想再見到他了。因為他們分手了。
    nán guài tā biǎo shì bù xiǎng zài jiàn dào tā le 。 yīn wèi tā men fēn shǒu le 。
    • No wonder she doesn't want to see him again. Because they broke up.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    因为一分钟就差唔多要四镑。
    因為一分鐘就差唔多要四鎊。
    jan1 wai6 jat1 fan1 zung1 zau6 caai1 m4 do1 jiu3 sei3 bong6 。
    • Because just one minute costs nearly four pounds.
  2. Cantonese
    因为你唔够努力，所以先会失败。
    因為你唔夠努力，所以先會失敗。
    jan1 wai6 nei5 m4 gau3 nou5 lik6 ， so2 ji5 sin1 wui2 sat1 baai6 。
    • The reason why you failed is you did not try hard enough.
  3. Cantonese
    爱因斯坦系一个数学天才。
    愛因斯坦係一個數學天才。
    oi3 jan1 si1 taan2 hai6 jat1 go3 sou3 hok6 tin1 coi4 。
    • Einstein was a mathematical genius.
  4. Cantonese
    一提到爱因斯坦，我哋就会谂起相对论。
    一提到愛因斯坦，我哋就會諗起相對論。
    jat1 tai4 dou3 oi3 jan1 si1 taan2 ， ngo5 dei2 zau6 wui2 nam2 hei2 soeng1 deoi3 leon6 。
    • We associate the name of Einstein with the theory of relativity.
  5. Cantonese
    对佢嚟讲，「肚饿」系一个抽象嘅概念，因为佢根本就无试过肚饿。
    對佢嚟講，「肚餓」係一個抽象嘅概念，因為佢根本就無試過肚餓。
    deoi3 keoi5 lai4 gong2 ， 「 tou5 ngo6 」 hai6 jat1 go3 cau1 zoeng6 ge3 koi3 nim6 ， jan1 wai4 keoi5 gan1 bun2 zau6 mou4 si3 gwo3 tou5 ngo6 。
    • To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he always had enough to eat.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    小明因为唔想坐监，所以砌小美生猪肉。
    小明因為唔想坐監，所以砌小美生豬肉。
    siu2 ming4 jan1 wai6 m4 soeng2 co5 gaam1, so2 ji5 cai3 siu2 mei5 saang1 zyu1 juk6.
    • Siu Ming doesn't wanna go to jail so he set Siu Mei up.
  2. Cantonese
    警方捣破贩毒集团仓库，查获大批可卡因。
    警方搗破販毒集團倉庫，查獲大批可卡因。
    ging2 fong1 dou2 po3 faan6 duk6 zaap6 tyun4 cong1 fu3, caa4 wok6 daai6 pai1 ho2 kaa1 jan1.
    • The police busted a drug cartel warehouse and seized a large quantity of cocaine.
  3. Cantonese
    佢因为漏口，所以好自卑。
    佢因為漏口，所以好自卑。
    keoi5 jan1 wai6 lau6 hau2, so2 ji5 hou2 zi6 bei1
    • He feels inferior because of his stammer.
  4. Cantonese
    政府总部门外有人因为政改方案而抗议，与此同时，新界亦都有同类嘅示威。
    政府總部門外有人因為政改方案而抗議，與此同時，新界亦都有同類嘅示威。
    zing3 fu2 zung2 bou6 mun4 ngoi6 jau5 jan4 jan1 wai6 zing3 goi2 fong1 on3 ji4 kong3 ji5, jyu5 ci2 tung4 si4, san1 gaai3 jik6 dou1 jau5 tung4 leoi6 ge3 si6 wai1.
    • There are protesters at the gate of government headquarters because of electoral reformation. Meanwhile, in New Territories, there are rallies of the same agenda.
  5. Cantonese
    嚟紧因为有个大型event，所以喺活动前两个月就开始有一连串密集式嘅排练。
    嚟緊因為有個大型event，所以喺活動前兩個月就開始有一連串密集式嘅排練。
    lei4 gan2 jan1 wai6 jau5 go3 daai6 jing4 i6 fen1, so2 ji5 hai2 wut6 dung6 cin4 loeng5 go3 jyut6 zau6 hoi1 ci2 jau5 jat1 lin4 cyun3 mat6 zaap6 sik1 ge3 paai4 lin6.
    • There will be a large-scale event, so a series of rehearsals are scheduled 2 months before the event.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    空穴来风，未必无因。
    空穴來風，未必無因。
  2. Cantonese
    你一个女仔著成咁落兰桂坊，因住渣都冇得剩啊！
    你一個女仔著成咁落蘭桂坊，因住渣都冇得剩啊！
    nei5 jat1 go3 neoi5 zai2 zoek3 seng4 gam2 lok6 laan4 gwai3 fong1, jan1 zyu6 zaa1 dou1 mou5 dak1 zing6 aa3!
  3. Cantonese
    就系因为唔舍得，先唔敢送别。
    就係因為唔捨得，先唔敢送別。
    zau6 hai6 jan1 wai6 m4 se2 dak1, sin1 m4 gam2 sung3 bit6.
  4. Cantonese
    「乜你咁崇洋㗎？乜嘢都话外国好。」「有咩问题啊？我崇洋系因为崇优。」
    「乜你咁崇洋㗎？乜嘢都話外國好。」「有咩問題啊？我崇洋係因為崇優。」
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    […[[#Chinese|]]]，伊于混乱中摸到地上之哑铃，即持哑铃砸被害人头部后，捆绑被害人，待强盗完毕后，抽烟思索如何处理被害人，约三十分钟，因认被害人有看见伊，始决定不留活口（决定杀死被害人），[…[[#Chinese|]]]
    […[[#Chinese|]]]，伊于混乱中摸到地上之哑铃，即持哑铃砸被害人头部后，捆绑被害人，待强盗完毕后，抽烟思索如何处理被害人，约三十分钟，因认被害人有看见伊，始决定不留活口（决定杀死被害人），[…[[#Chinese|]]]
    Ｆｒｏｍ ： ２００４ Ａｕｇｕｓｔ １９ ， 最高法院９３年度台上字第４３２６號刑事判決
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  2. Mandarin
    因信称义
    因信稱義
    yīn xìn chēng yì
    • to be justified by faith
  3. Mandarin
    这人来，为要作见证，就是为光作见证，叫众人因他可以信。
    這人來，為要作見證，就是為光作見證，叫眾人因他可以信。
    zhè rén lái ， wèi yào zuò jiàn zhèng ， jiù shì wèi guāng zuò jiàn zhèng ， jiào zhòng rén yīn tā kě yǐ xìn ．
    • The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.
  4. Mandarin
    张女士投诉称，因为家里一台一匹分体空调不制冷，以为是雪种不够了，就花了100元加雪种，但是两天之后又不制冷了。
    張女士投訴稱，因為家裏一台一匹分體空調不製冷，以為是雪種不夠了，就花了100元加雪種，但是兩天之後又不製冷了。
    zhāng nǚ shì tóu sù chēng ， yīn wèi jiā lǐ yī tái yī pǐ fēn tǐ kōng diào bù zhì lěng ， yǐ wèi shì xuě zhǒng bù gòu le ， jiù huā le １００ yuán jiā xuě zhǒng ， dàn shì liǎng tiān zhī hòu yòu bù zhì lěng le ．
    • Ms. Zhang filed a complaint, saying that because her house's one-horsepower split air conditioner was not blowing cold air, she thought there were not enough freons. She spent 100 yuan to add freons, but two days later it was not blowing cold air again.
  5. Cantonese
    耶稣就劝佢哋、唔好因世上嘅物件唔论食物嚊钱财嚟挂虑、共劳苦、应该要挂住永生嘅粮、即系天上嘅福系人子有能俾过佢哋嘅
    耶稣就劝佢哋、唔好因世上嘅物件唔论食物嚊钱财嚟挂虑、共劳苦、应该要挂住永生嘅粮、即系天上嘅福系人子有能俾过佢哋嘅
    je4 sou1 zau6 hyun3 keoi5 dei6, m4 hou2 jan1 sai3 soeng6 ge3 mat6 gin2 m4 leon6 sik6 mat6 be6 cin4 coi4 lai4 gwaa3 leoi6, gung6 lou4 fu2, jing1 goi1 jiu3 gwaa3 zyu6 wing5 sang1 ge3 loeng4, zik1 hai6 tin1 soeng6 ge3 fuk1 hai6 jan4 zi2 jau5 nang4 bei2 gwo3 keoi5 dei6 ge3
    • Jesus exhorted them not to worry and labour for wordly things, whether it be food or money, but to remember the Bread of Eternal Life; that is, the Son of Man has the power to give them blessings from Heaven