因果
yīn guǒ
Pinyin

Definition

因果
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yīn guǒ
  1. karma
  2. cause and effect

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

因
yīn
  1. 1 old variant of 因[yīn]
因为
yīn wèi
  1. 1 because
  2. 2 owing to
  3. 3 on account of
如果
rú guǒ
  1. 1 if
  2. 2 in case
  3. 3 in the event that
结果
jiē guǒ
  1. 1 to bear fruit
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
苹果
píng guǒ
  1. 1 apple
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],顆|颗[kē]
原因
yuán yīn
  1. 1 cause
  2. 2 origin
  3. 3 root cause
  4. 4 reason
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
因果
yīn guǒ
  1. 1 karma
  2. 2 cause and effect
因此
yīn cǐ
  1. 1 thus
  2. 2 consequently
  3. 3 as a result
因素
yīn sù
  1. 1 element
  2. 2 factor
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
因而
yīn ér
  1. 1 therefore
  2. 2 as a result
  3. 3 thus
  4. 4 and as a result, ...
基因
jī yīn
  1. 1 gene (loanword)
坚果
jiān guǒ
  1. 1 nut
后果
hòu guǒ
  1. 1 consequences
  2. 2 aftermath
成果
chéng guǒ
  1. 1 result
  2. 2 achievement
  3. 3 gain
  4. 4 profit
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
效果
xiào guǒ
  1. 1 result
  2. 2 effect
  3. 3 efficacy
  4. 4 (theater) sound or visual effects
果
guǒ
  1. 1 fruit
  2. 2 result
  3. 3 resolute
  4. 4 indeed
  5. 5 if really
果子
guǒ zi
  1. 1 fruit
果实
guǒ shí
  1. 1 fruit (produced by a plant)
  2. 2 (fig.) fruits (of success etc)
  3. 3 results
  4. 4 gains
果断
guǒ duàn
  1. 1 firm
  2. 2 decisive
果汁
guǒ zhī
  1. 1 fruit juice

Idioms (20)

互为因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ
  1. 1 mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
  2. 2 interdependent
前因后果
qián yīn hòu guǒ
  1. 1 cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
因人成事
yīn rén chéng shì
  1. 1 to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends
因人而异
yīn rén ér yì
  1. 1 varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
因公殉职
yīn gōng xùn zhí
  1. 1 to die as in the line of duty (idiom)
因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn
  1. 1 (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
因势利导
yīn shì lì dǎo
  1. 1 to take advantage of the new situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to make the best of new opportunities
因噎废食
yīn yē fèi shí
  1. 1 lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face
  2. 2 to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí
  1. 1 (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
因孕而婚
yīn yùn ér hūn
  1. 1 shotgun wedding (idiom)
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
  1. 1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
因循守旧
yīn xún shǒu jiù
  1. 1 (idiom) to continue in the same old rut
  2. 2 diehard conservative attitudes
因爱成恨
yīn ài chéng hèn
  1. 1 hatred caused by love (idiom)
  2. 2 to grow to hate someone because of unrequited love for that person
因时制宜
yīn shí zhì yí
  1. 1 (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
因材施教
yīn cái shī jiào
  1. 1 (idiom) to teach in line with the student's ability
因祸得福
yīn huò dé fú
  1. 1 to profit from a disaster (idiom); some good comes out of a setback
  2. 2 It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
因陋就简
yīn lòu jiù jiǎn
  1. 1 crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
  2. 2 to do things simply and thriftily
  3. 3 It's not pretty but it works.
果实累累
guǒ shí léi léi
  1. 1 lit. prodigious abundance of fruit (idiom)
  2. 2 fruit hangs heavy on the bough
  3. 3 fig. countless accomplishments
  4. 4 one great result after another
硕果仅存
shuò guǒ jǐn cún
  1. 1 only remaining of the great (idiom); one of the few greats extant
空穴来风未必无因
kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn
  1. 1 wind does not come from an empty cave without reason
  2. 2 there's no smoke without fire (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哎呀，你别随意臆造联系啦。这可是迷信。所谓的因果事件有些只不过是偶然。我是不信这些的。我觉得这些鬼神之说实在是太飘渺了。
āiyā ，nǐ bié suíyì yìzào liánxì la 。zhè kěshì míxìn 。suǒwèi de yīnguǒ shìjiàn yǒuxiē zhǐ bùguò shì ǒurán 。wǒ shì bùxìn zhèxiē de 。wǒ juéde zhèxiē guǐshén zhī shuō shízài shì tài misty le 。
Oh man, you shouldn't just make connections as you see fit. That's just superstition. Some of these so-called causes-and-effects are just random chance. I don't believe in this stuff. I think they don’t really exist.
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我觉得佛教所传达的思想也非常有哲理，比如轮回、因果等等。
wǒ juéde Fójiào suǒ chuándá de sīxiǎng yě fēicháng yǒu zhélǐ ，bǐrú lúnhuí 、yīnguǒ děngdeng 。
I think ideas from the Buddhist tradition have a lot of philosophical merit. For example, samsara, karma, etc.
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