因 (yīn) means Because (due to - cause - reason). Below are 24 of the 77 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
成功有很多 因 素。
Chénggōng yǒu hěn duō yīnsù.
Many factors go into success.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 因素
他 因 病下肢瘫痪。
Tā yīn bìng xiàzhī tānhuàn.
Illness left his legs paralysed.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 瘫痪
比赛 因 大雨终止。
Bǐsài yīn dàyǔ zhōngzhǐ.
The match was called off because of heavy rain.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 终止
请说明迟到的原 因 。
Qǐng shuōmíng chídào de yuányīn.
Please explain the reason for being late.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 原因
这就是失败的原 因 。
Zhè jiù shì shībài de yuányīn.
This is exactly why it failed.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 原因
这才是真正的原 因 。
Zhè cái shì zhēnzhèng de yuányīn.
This is the real reason.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 真正
天气是重要的 因 素。
Tiānqì shì zhòngyào de yīnsù.
The weather is an important factor.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 因素
他 因 贪污被判了刑。
Tā yīn tānwū bèi pàn le xíng.
He was sentenced for embezzlement.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 贪污
他 因 诈骗被判了刑。
Tā yīn zhàpiàn bèi pàn le xíng.
He was sentenced for fraud.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 诈骗
因 为堵车，我迟到了。
Yīnwèi dǔchē, wǒ chídào le.
I was late because of a traffic jam.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 堵车
这是问题的根本原 因 。
Zhè shì wèntí de gēnběn yuányīn.
This is the fundamental cause of the problem.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 根本
幸福的定义 因 人而异。
Xìngfú de dìngyì yīn rén ér yì.
The definition of happiness differs from person to person.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 定义
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From the graded readers
今年我 因 为工作，没能回去。
jīnnián wǒ yīnwèi gōngzuò, méi néng huíqu.
This year I couldn't get back because of work.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Mid-Autumn Festival
弟弟很不高兴， 因 为他很想去公园。
dìdi hěn bù gāoxìng, yīnwèi tā hěnxiǎng qù gōngyuán.
My little brother was upset, because he'd really wanted to go.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Rainy Day
去年我们差点儿 因 为一件小事不再来往。
qùnián wǒmen chā / chà / chāi diǎn ér yīnwèi yíjiàn xiǎoshì bùzài láiwǎng.
Last year we nearly stopped speaking over something trivial.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
可是奇怪的是，没有一个人 因 此不理我。
kěshì qíguài de / dì shì, méiyǒu yīgè rén yīncǐ bùlǐ wǒ.
But oddly enough, not a single person stopped speaking to me.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Learning to Say No
我很喜欢在网上买东西， 因 为方便又便宜。
wǒ hěn xǐhuan zài wǎngshàng mǎi dōngxī, yīnwèi fāngbiàn yòu piányi.
I like shopping online because it's convenient and cheap.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
因 为我第一次觉得，我做的事情是有意义的。
yīnwèi wǒ dìyīcì juéde, wǒ zuò de / dì shìqing shì yǒu yìyì de / dì.
Because for the first time, what I was doing felt like it meant something.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Changing Jobs
我又着急又难过， 因 为里面有很多重要的照片。
wǒ yòu zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó jí yòu nán'guò, yīnwèi lǐmiàn yǒu hěnduō zhòngyào de / dì zhàopiàn.
I was anxious and upset, because there were a lot of important photos on it.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Losing My Phone
也许是 因 为，我们都不觉得这是最后一次见面。
yěxǔ shì yīnwèi, wǒmen dōu bù juéde zhè / zhèi shì zuìhòu yīcì jiànmiàn.
Perhaps because neither of us thought it was the last time we'd meet.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Saying Goodbye
我这才知道，真正尊重你的人，不会 因 为一次拒绝就离开。
wǒ zhè / zhèi cái zhīdào, zhēnzhèng zūnzhòng nǐ de rén, bùhuì yīnwèi yīcì jùjué jiù líkāi.
That was when I learned that people who genuinely respect you don't leave over one refusal.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Learning to Say No
重要的是我知道了：紧张不可怕，可怕的是 因 为紧张就不上台。
zhòngyào de / dì shì wǒ zhīdào le / liǎo / liào: jǐnzhāng bùkě pà, kěpà de / dì shì yīnwèi jǐnzhāng jiù bù shàngtái.
What mattered was learning that nerves aren't the problem — not going on stage because of them is.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · My First Speech
我想了几秒钟，然后老老实实地说：“我做事太慢， 因 为我怕做错。”
wǒ xiǎng le / liǎo / liào jǐ / jī miǎo zhōng, ránhòu lǎo lǎoshí shí dì / de shuō:" wǒ zuòshì tài màn, yīnwèi wǒ pà zuòcuò."
I thought for a few seconds and then said honestly, "I work too slowly, because I'm afraid of making mistakes."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
因 appears in 77 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 因
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Questions about 因
How is 因 used in a sentence?
This page shows 77 sentences using 因 (yīn, "Because (due to - cause - reason)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 因 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 因 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 因?
The dictionary page for 因 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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