qǐ​yīn

cause

  • created reference approved 起因 → 起由 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    起因 qǐ​yīn

    起由 qǐ​yóu

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 起因 → 原因 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    起因 qǐ​yīn

    原因 yuán​yīn

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 起因 → 原由 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    起因 qǐ​yīn

    原由 yuán​yóu

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 起因 · qǐ​yīn · cause — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    起因

    qǐ​yīn

    cause

    cause; origin; the reason for something to happen

    起 (literal) → 起 · qǐ · to start 因 (literal) → 因 · yīn · reason

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense