yīn

common
noun

Meaning of 起因

起因 means cause; origin; reason for an event. Pronounced qǐ yīn.

  • cause; origin; reason for an event

Definitions & Examples

Shì
de
yīn
zhèng
zài
diào
chá
 

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

Zhè
chǎng
huǒ
zāi
de
yīn
shì
diàn
xiàn线
duǎn
 

The cause of this fire was a short circuit in the wiring.

men
nòng
qīng
zhè
chǎng
zhēng
duān
de
yīn
 

We must find out the origin of this dispute.

xiàng
jiě
shì
le
zhěng
shì
jiàn
de
yīn
 

He explained the entire cause of the incident to me.