因

Pinyin: yīn

because; because of; cause; reason

🏮 Chinese HSK 6 prepositionconjunction

Example sentence

火车因大雪被耽搁了。

Huǒchē yīn dàxuě bèi dānge le.

The train was delayed because of heavy snowfall.

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What 因 means

因 (yīn) is a Chinese word meaning “because; because of; cause; reason”. It appears in the HSK 6 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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