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HSK
because / owing to / on account of
HSK 2
cause / origin / root cause / reason / CL: 個|个
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
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  *因* | 因* | *因
cause / reason / because
HSK 6
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  *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
simply because / all because
main reason
Internet
cause / factor / cause of formation
karma / cause and effect
reason / cause / predestined relationship (Buddhism)
meme (loanword)
codeine (loanword)
procaine (nerve blocking agent) (loanword)
rheumatoid factor
cause of death
recessive gene
caffeine (loanword)
impact factor (of an academic journal)
antecedents
cause / triggering factor / incentive / inducement
cause / a factor (leading to an effect)
(idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
(loanword) heroin
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 reverse cause and effect / to put the horse before the cart
to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom) / a blessing in disguise
cytokine
Maine, US state
Eindhoven (city in the Netherlands)
to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
(Buddhism) retribution / karma
attribution theory (psychology)
(idiom) to continue in the same old rut / diehard conservative attitudes
cocaine (loanword)
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
(formal) whereas / since
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
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.
(loanword) dyne
(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
complementary factor
allele (one of two paired gene in diploid organism)
in the course of doing one's work / on business
genome
(loanword) meme
(Buddhism) good karma
Klein or Kline (name) / Felix Klein (1849-1925), German mathematician
to respond accordingly to / to adapt to / to cope with
genotype
gene therapy
environmental factor
Human Genome Project
factor (of an integer) / divisor
genetic mutation
starts well but ends in separation (of marital relations)
(loanword) lidocaine
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)
dependent variable

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