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HSK
cause / origin / root cause / reason / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
because / owing to / on account of
HSK 2
thus; consequently; as a result
HSK 3
therefore / as a result / thus / and as a result, ...
HSK 5
element / factor / CL: 個|个
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *因* | 因* | *因
cause / reason / because
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *因* | 因* | *因
old variant of
HSK 6
gene (loanword)
HSK 7-9
varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
HSK 7-9
factor / (genetic) trait / (math.) factor; divisor
cause / factor / cause of formation
karma / cause and effect
codeine (loanword)
procaine (nerve blocking agent) (loanword)
in the course of doing one's work / on business
caffeine (loanword)
cause of death
antecedents
cause / triggering factor / incentive / inducement
cause / a factor (leading to an effect)
main reason
cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
heroin (loanword)
Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist
motivation / moving force / underlying force / agent
chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect
for this reason
to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom) / a blessing in disguise
Maine, US state
Eindhoven (city in the Netherlands)
simply because / all because
to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
(Buddhism) retribution / karma
(idiom) to continue in the same old rut / diehard conservative attitudes
cocaine (loanword)
reason / cause / predestined relationship (Buddhism)
to take advantage of the new situation (idiom) / to make the best of new opportunities
Husain or Hussein (name) / Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is commemorated at Ashura / Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (1937-2006), dictator of Iraq 1979-2003
cause of disease / pathogen
lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face / to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
(idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
to reverse cause and effect / to put the horse before the cart
to follow old patterns / to imitate existing models / to continue along the same lines
cause / origin
indirect cause / remote cause
immediate cause / proximate cause
(loanword) combine (i.e. combine harvester)
Saddam Hussein
officialese / official routine / (old) (conventional phrase used in response to one's superior) in view of the above, we therefore...
crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can / to do things simply and thriftily / It's not pretty but it works.
impact factor (of an academic journal)
dyne (loanword)
(idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions
to attribute; to ascribe
genetic modification
genetic engineering
Lewin (name) / Kurt Lewin (1890-1944), German-American psychologist of the Gestalt school known for his field theory of behavior
allele (one of two paired gene in diploid organism)
genome
(loanword) meme
(Buddhism) good karma
Klein or Kline (name) / Felix Klein (1849-1925), German mathematician
(formal) whereas / since
to respond accordingly to / to adapt to / to cope with
genotype
gene therapy
environmental factor
complementary factor
Human Genome Project
factor (of an integer) / divisor
genetic mutation
cytokine
starts well but ends in separation (of marital relations)
lidocaine (loanword)
Stein (name) / Marc Aurel Stein (1862-1943), Hungarian-born British archaeologist known for his expeditions to Central Asia
(genetics) locus
Des Moines, capital of Iowa
pathological science (TCM)
dominant gene
(idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
genetic modification; GM
common factor / common divisor (of a math. expression)
unknown cause of death
(loanword) interesting
decaffeinated / decaf
Maine, US state
to die in the course of performing one's duty (idiom)
physical and chemical factors
private (i.e. not work-related 因公)
(math.) common factor
mapping of genome
highest common factor HCF / greatest common divisor GCD
prime factor (in arithmetic)
Internet
dependent variable
gene technology
(HK) Des Moines, capital of Iowa
wind does not come from an empty cave without reason / there's no smoke without fire (idiom)
Mainz (city in Germany)

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