因

yīn · yin

Traditional 囙

Meaning

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yīn 因

  1. cause
  2. reason
  3. because

yīn 囙

  1. old variant of 因 (yīn)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

底(dǐ)特(tè)律(lǜ)因(yīn)它(tā)的(de)汽(qì)车(chē)工(gōng)业(yè)而(ér)出(chū)名(míng)。

Detroit is famous for its car industry.

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02

他(tā)因(yīn)生(shēng)病(bìng)没(méi)来(lái)上(shàng)课(kè)。

He didn't come to class because he was sick.

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