起因 meaning in English
cause; a factor (leading to an effect)
16 strokes
Meaning of 起因
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
qǐyīn
- cause
- a factor (leading to an effect)
起因 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
这场火灾的起因是一个微波炉。
The cause of this fire was a microwave oven.
Stroke order for each character
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起 qǐ · to rise · 10 strokes
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因 yīn · cause · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 起因.
| 一起 | yīqǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 起来 | qǐlái | to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2] |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 起床 | qǐchuáng | to get out of bed; to get up |
| 因为 | yīnwèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 原因 | yuányīn | cause; origin |
| 想起 | xiǎngqǐ | to recall; to think of |
| 起飞 | qǐfēi | (of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to star |
| 看起来 | kàn qǐlái | seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the |
| 因此 | yīncǐ | thus; consequently; as a result |
| 了不起 | liǎobuqǐ | amazing; terrific |
| 引起 | yǐnqǐ | to give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse |
Questions about 起因
What does 起因 mean?
起因 (qǐyīn) means "cause; a factor (leading to an effect)".
How do you write 起因?
起因 is made of 2 characters: 起 (10 strokes), 因 (6 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.