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(idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions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

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