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HSK
cause / origin / root cause / reason / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
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
simply because / all because
main reason
cause / factor / cause of formation
meme (loanword)
codeine (loanword)
procaine (nerve blocking agent) (loanword)
cause of death
recessive gene
caffeine (loanword)
antecedents
cause / triggering factor / incentive / inducement
cause / a factor (leading to an effect)
(loanword) heroin
motivation / moving force / underlying force / agent
to reverse cause and effect / to put the horse before the cart
Maine, US state
cocaine (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
(formal) whereas / since
cause of disease / pathogen
cause / origin
indirect cause / remote cause
immediate cause / proximate cause
(loanword) combine (i.e. combine harvester)
Saddam Hussein
(loanword) dyne
(idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions
to attribute; to ascribe
genetic modification
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)
(loanword) meme
(Buddhism) good karma
Klein or Kline (name) / Felix Klein (1849-1925), German mathematician
(loanword) lidocaine
Stein (name) / Marc Aurel Stein (1862-1943), Hungarian-born British archaeologist known for his expeditions to Central Asia
Des Moines, capital of Iowa
dominant gene
decaffeinated / decaf
(HK) Des Moines, capital of Iowa
wind does not come from an empty cave without reason / there's no smoke without fire (idiom)
Calvin Klein CK (brand)
decaffeinated / decaf / see also 無咖啡因|无咖啡因
affliction


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