起因 qǐ yīn ㄑㄧˇ ㄧㄣ hei2 jan1
- cause
- a factor (leading to an effect)
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起
- 一起 yī qǐ ㄧ ㄑㄧˇ jat1 hei2 (in) the same place
- 唤起 喚起 huàn qǐ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧˇ wun6 hei2 to waken (to action)
- 崛起 jué qǐ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧˇ gwat6 hei2 to rise abruptly (to a towering position)
- 引起 yǐn qǐ ㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧˇ jan5 hei2 to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
- 想起 xiǎng qǐ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄑㄧˇ soeng2 hei2 to recall
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- 挑起 tiǎo qǐ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˇ tiu1 hei2 to provoke
- 掀起 xiān qǐ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˇ hin1 hei2 to lift; to raise (a lid etc)
- 提起 tí qǐ ㄊㄧˊ ㄑㄧˇ tai4 hei2 to mention; to bring up
- 比起 bǐ qǐ ㄅㄧˇ ㄑㄧˇ bei2 hei2 compared with
- 激起 jī qǐ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄧˇ gik1 hei2 to arouse
- 发起 發起 fā qǐ ㄈㄚ ㄑㄧˇ faat3 hei2 to originate
- 兴起 興起 xīng qǐ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˇ hing1 hei2 to rise
- 谈起 談起 tán qǐ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ taam4 hei2 to mention
- 起伏 qǐ fú ㄑㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ hei2 fuk6 to move up and down
- 起来 起來 qǐ lai ㄑㄧˇ ˙ㄌㄞ hei2 loi4 to stand up; to get up
- 起初 qǐ chū ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨ hei2 co1 originally; at first; at the outset
- 起到 qǐ dào ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄠˋ hei2 dou3 (in an expression of the form 起到 + … + 作用) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)
- 起劲 起勁 qǐ jìn ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ hei2 ging3 energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic
- 起床 qǐ chuáng ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨㄤˊ hei2 cong4 to get out of bed; to get up
- 起步 qǐ bù ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ hei2 bou6 to set out
因
- 原因 yuán yīn ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄣ jyun4 jan1 cause
- 因果 yīn guǒ ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄛˇ jan1 gwo2 karma
- 因此 yīn cǐ ㄧㄣ ㄘˇ jan1 ci2 thus; consequently; as a result
- 因为 因為 yīn wèi ㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋ jan1 wai6 because; owing to; on account of
- 因素 yīn sù ㄧㄣ ㄙㄨˋ jan1 sou3 element
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- 因而 yīn ér ㄧㄣ ㄦˊ jan1 ji4 therefore
- 基因 jī yīn ㄐㄧ ㄧㄣ gei1 jan1 gene (loanword)
- 因人而异 因人而異 yīn rén ér yì ㄧㄣ ㄖㄣˊ ㄦˊ ㄧˋ jan1 jan4 ji4 ji6 varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
- 主因 zhǔ yīn ㄓㄨˇ ㄧㄣ zyu2 jan1 principal cause; main reason
- 前因 qián yīn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄣ cin4 jan1 antecedents
- 动因 動因 dòng yīn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄣ dung6 jan1 motivation
- 善因 shàn yīn ㄕㄢˋ ㄧㄣ sin6 jan1 (Buddhism) good karma
- 因之 yīn zhī ㄧㄣ ㄓ jan1 zi1 for this reason
- 因公 yīn gōng ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄥ jan1 gung1 in the course of doing one's work
- 因子 yīn zǐ ㄧㄣ ㄗˇ jan1 zi2 factor
- 因式 yīn shì ㄧㄣ ㄕˋ jan1 sik1 factor
- 因循 yīn xún ㄧㄣ ㄒㄩㄣˊ jan1 ceon4 to continue the same old routine
- 因应 因應 yīn yìng ㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˋ jan1 jing3 to respond accordingly to
- 因故 yīn gù ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˋ jan1 gu3 for some reason
- 因数 因數 yīn shù ㄧㄣ ㄕㄨˋ jan1 sou3 factor (of an integer)
Idioms with these characters
- 拔地而起 bá dì ér qǐ ㄅㄚˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˇ bat6 dei6 ji4 hei2 (idiom) (of a building etc) to rise out of the ground
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
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- 重起炉灶 重起爐竈 chóng qǐ lú zào ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄨˊ ㄗㄠˋ cung4 hei2 lou4 zou3 to start over from scratch (idiom)
- 此起彼伏 cǐ qǐ bǐ fú ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- 此起彼落 cǐ qǐ bǐ luò ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ci2 hei2 bei2 lok6 to rise and fall in succession (idiom)
- 大起大落 dà qǐ dà luò ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ daai6 hei2 daai6 lok6 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
- 东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄕㄢ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ dung1 saan1 zoi3 hei2 lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
- 烽火四起 fēng huǒ sì qǐ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧˇ fung1 fo2 sei3 hei2 the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
- 风起潮涌 風起潮湧 fēng qǐ cháo yǒng ㄈㄥ ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄩㄥˇ fung1 hei2 ciu4 jung2 lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up
- 陈陈相因 陳陳相因 chén chén xiāng yīn ㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄧㄣ can4 can4 soeng1 jan1 (idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions
- 互为因果 互為因果 hù wéi yīn guǒ ㄏㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄛˇ wu6 wai4 jan1 gwo2 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
- 前因后果 前因後果 qián yīn hòu guǒ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄣ ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄛˇ cin4 jan1 hau6 gwo2 cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
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- 因爱成恨 因愛成恨 yīn ài chéng hèn ㄧㄣ ㄞˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄣˋ jan1 oi3 sing4 han6 hatred caused by love (idiom)
- 因材施教 yīn cái shī jiào ㄧㄣ ㄘㄞˊ ㄕ ㄐㄧㄠˋ jan1 coi4 si1 gaau3 (idiom) to teach in accordance with the student's aptitude; to tailor instruction to the individual student
- 因地制宜 yīn dì zhì yí ㄧㄣ ㄉㄧˋ ㄓˋ ㄧˊ jan1 dei6 zai3 ji4 (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
- 因公殉职 因公殉職 yīn gōng xùn zhí ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄓˊ jan1 gung1 seon1 zik1 to die in the course of performing one's duty (idiom)
- 因祸得福 因禍得福 yīn huò dé fú ㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄈㄨˊ jan1 wo6 dak1 fuk1 to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom)
- 因利乘便 yīn lì chéng biàn ㄧㄣ ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ jan1 lei6 sing4 bin6 (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
- 因陋就简 因陋就簡 yīn lòu jiù jiǎn ㄧㄣ ㄌㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ jan1 lau6 zau6 gaan2 crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
Example sentences
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这 這 场 場 火灾 火災 的 起因 是 一个 一個 微波炉 微波爐 。
The cause of this fire was a microwave oven.
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