因
yīn
Meaning
- cause · reason
- because
Example sentences
他常常因他自己的笑话而笑。
他常常因他自己的笑話而笑。
tā cháng cháng yīn tā zì jǐ de xiào huà ér xiào。
He often laughs at his own jokes.
我们因缺乏准备而失败了。
我們因缺乏準備而失敗了。
wǒ men yīn quē fá zhǔn bèi ér shī bài le。
We failed due to a lack of preparation.
因驾驶员失误导致过站，班表延误了五分钟。
因駕駛員失誤導致過站，班表延誤了五分鐘。
yīn jià shǐ yuán shī wù dǎo zhì guò zhàn， bān biǎo yán wù le wǔ fēn zhōng。
The schedule was delayed by five minutes due to the driver's mistake causing the train to miss its stop.