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HSK
because / owing to / on account of
HSK 2
Human Genome Project
cause / origin / root cause / reason / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
element / factor / CL: 個|个
HSK 6
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  *因* | 因* | *因
cause / reason / because
HSK 6
genetic modification
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
factor / (genetic) trait / (math.) factor; divisor
genetic mutation
gene technology
(loanword) meme
gene (loanword)
HSK 7-9
gene bank
varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
HSK 7-9
to reverse cause and effect / to put the horse before the cart
karma / cause and effect
gene therapy
thus; consequently; as a result
HSK 3
(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
cause of disease / pathogen
cytokine
main reason
(Buddhism) retribution / karma
caffeine (loanword)
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 / factor / cause of formation
meme (loanword)
Albert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist
Calvin Klein CK (brand)
(idiom) to continue in the same old rut / diehard conservative attitudes
genetic engineering
chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect
to respond accordingly to / to adapt to / to cope with
to take advantage of the new situation (idiom) / to make the best of new opportunities
common factor / common divisor (of a math. expression)
factorization
cause / a factor (leading to an effect)
mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined / interdependent
unknown cause of death
cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
impact factor (of an academic journal)
to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
(idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
attribution theory (psychology)
(idiom) to teach in accordance with the student's aptitude; to tailor instruction to the individual student
(loanword) lidocaine
genetic modification
genetics
cause / triggering factor / incentive / inducement
genetic code
to attribute; to ascribe
cause of death
reason / cause / predestined relationship (Buddhism)
genome
in the course of doing one's work / on business
to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom) / a blessing in disguise
Mainz (city in Germany)
hatred caused by love (idiom) / to grow to hate someone because of unrequited love for that person
to follow old patterns / to imitate existing models / to continue along the same lines
rheumatoid factor
factor (of an integer) / divisor
highest common factor HCF / greatest common divisor GCD
(loanword) heroin
(formal) whereas / since
Innsbruck, city in Austria
Klein or Kline (name) / Felix Klein (1849-1925), German mathematician
(loanword) interesting
crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can / to do things simply and thriftily / It's not pretty but it works.
mapping of genome
environmental factor
affliction
Internet
Lewin (name) / Kurt Lewin (1890-1944), German-American psychologist of the Gestalt school known for his field theory of behavior
motivation / moving force / underlying force / agent
factor / divisor (of a math. expression)
genetic modification; GM
dominant gene
dependent variable
genetically modified (GM) food
private (i.e. not work-related 因公)
therefore / as a result / thus / and as a result, ...
HSK 5
(idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions
prime factor (in arithmetic)
to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends
cocaine (loanword)
procaine (nerve blocking agent) (loanword)
physical and chemical factors
Indra (a Hindu deity)
genome (Tw)
Maine, US state
antecedents
to continue the same old routine / to carry on just as before / to procrastinate
for some reason
Internet service provider (ISP)
simply because / all because
(math.) common factor
Inuit
decaffeinated / decaf
allele (one of two paired gene in diploid organism)
genotype

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