- 因果关系 yīnguǒguānxi causalitycausality; causation; the relationship between cause and effect
- 互为因果 hùwéiyīnguǒ mutually related cause and effectto be mutually related as both cause and effect; to be intertwined or interdependent, like the relationship of karma in Buddhist thought
- 因果报应 yīnguǒbàoyìng karmaretribution; poetic justice; the Buddhist principle that every action has a corresponding consequence, specifically that good and evil deeds lead to their respective rewards or punishments across lifetimes
- 因果律 yīnguǒlǜ law of causalityThe law of cause and effect; the principle that every event has a cause and that similar causes lead to similar effects.