yīn
guǒ

common

Meaning of 因果

因果 means cause and effect; the relationship between cause and result; karma; retribution; the Buddhist concept of cause and effect across lifetimes. Pronounced yīn guǒ.

  • cause and effect; the relationship between cause and result
  • karma; retribution; the Buddhist concept of cause and effect across lifetimes

Definitions & Examples

Yīn
guǒ
guān
shì
xué
yán
jiū
de
chǔ
 

Cause-and-effect relationships are the foundation of scientific research.

Zhè
liǎng
shì
jiàn
zhī
jiān
cún
zài
zhí
jiē
de
yīn
guǒ
guān
 

There is a direct causal relationship between these two events.

wéi
yīn
guǒ
de
guān
wǎng
wǎng
fēi
cháng
 

Relationships of mutual cause and effect are often extremely complex.