"Cause" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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原因 yuán yīn cause / origin / root cause / reason / CL:個|个[ge4]
造成 zào chéng to bring about / to create / to cause
引起 yǐn qǐ to give rise to / to lead to / to cause / to arouse
导致 dǎo zhì to lead to / to create / to cause / to bring about
事业 shì yè undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation / CL:個|个[ge4]
缘故 yuán gù reason / cause
致使 zhì shǐ to cause / to result in
使 shǐ to make / to cause / to enable / to use / to employ / to send / to instruct sb to do sth / envoy / messenger
使得 shǐ de usable / serviceable / feasible / workable / doable / to make / to cause / to bring about
引发 yǐn fā to lead to / to trigger / to initiate / to cause / to evoke (emotions)
激起 jī qǐ to arouse / to evoke / to cause / to stir up
诱发 yòu fā to induce / to cause / to elicit / to trigger
滋生 zī shēng to breed / to flourish / to cause / to provoke / to create
起因 qǐ yīn cause / a factor (leading to an effect)
成因 chéng yīn cause / factor / cause of formation
缘由 yuán yóu reason / cause
来头 lái tóu cause / reason / interest / influence
诱因 yòu yīn cause / triggering factor / incentive / inducement
事由 shì yóu main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter)
来由 lái yóu reason / cause
因 yīn cause / reason / because
根底 gēn dǐ foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause
因由 yīn yóu reason / cause / predestined relationship (Buddhism)
教 jiào religion / teaching / to make / to cause / to tell
原 yuán former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source
令人 lìng rén to cause one (to do sth) / to make one (angry, delighted etc)
消灭 xiāo miè to put an end to / to annihilate / to cause to perish / to perish / annihilation (in quantum field theory)
委屈 wěi qu to feel wronged / to cause sb to feel wronged / grievance
困扰 kùn rǎo to perplex / to disturb / to cause complications
人为 rén wéi artificial / man-made / having human cause or origin / human attempt or effort
主要原因 zhǔ yào yuán yīn main reason / primary cause
骚扰 sāo rǎo to disturb / to cause a commotion / to harass
轰动 hōng dòng to cause a sensation / to create a stir in (a place) / commotion / controversy
增进 zēng jìn to promote / to enhance / to further / to advance (a cause etc)
要命 yào mìng to cause sb's death / extremely / terribly / (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance
标本 biāo běn specimen / sample / the root cause and symptoms of a disease
因果 yīn guǒ karma / cause and effect
害得 hài de to cause or lead to sth bad
舒缓 shū huǎn to ease (tension) / to relax / to cause sth to relax / to alleviate / relaxed / easy and unhurried / leisurely / soothing / mild (slope)
病因 bìng yīn cause of disease / pathogen
害死 hài sǐ to kill / to cause death / to do sb to death
大闹 dà nào to cause havoc / to run amok
无故 wú gù without cause or reason
致癌 zhì ái to cause cancer / carcinogenic
大业 dà yè great cause / great undertaking
有失 yǒu shī to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions)
致死 zhì sǐ to cause death / to be lethal / to be deadly
肇事 zhào shì to cause an accident / to be responsible for an incident / to provoke a disturbance
因缘 yīn yuán chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect
闹事 nào shì to cause trouble / to create a disturbance
根本原因 gēn běn yuán yīn root cause
死因 sǐ yīn cause of death
罪魁祸首 zuì kuí huò shǒu criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom) / main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster
无缘无故 wú yuán wú gù no cause, no reason (idiom) / completely uncalled for
主要因素 zhǔ yào yīn sù main factor / principal cause
志同道合 zhì tóng dào hé (idiom) to be devoted to a common cause / to be like-minded
见义勇为 jiàn yì yǒng wéi to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects) / to stand up bravely for the truth / acting heroically in a just cause
捣蛋 dǎo dàn to cause trouble / to stir up trouble
大义 dà yì righteousness / virtuous cause / a woman's marriage / main points of a piece of writing
作祟 zuò suì haunted / to haunt / to cause mischief
省心 shěng xīn to cause no trouble / to be spared worry / worry-free
致病 zhì bìng to cause disease / to be pathogenic
平添 píng tiān to add or gain sth without additional effort / to add sth without good cause
原动力 yuán dòng lì motive force / prime mover / first cause / agent
义卖 yì mài to hold a charity bazaar / to sell goods for a good cause
病原 bìng yuán cause of disease / pathogen
惹事 rě shì to cause trouble
闯祸 chuǎng huò to cause an accident / to make trouble / to get into trouble
逗笑 dòu xiào to amuse / to cause to smile / amusing
前因后果 qián yīn hòu guǒ cause and effects (idiom) / entire process of development
添乱 tiān luàn (coll.) to cause trouble for sb / to inconvenience
胡来 hú lái to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules / to mess with sth / to make a hash of things / to cause trouble
治标 zhì biāo to treat only the symptoms but not the root cause
感召 gǎn zhào to move and appeal / to rally to a cause / to impel / to inspire
祸根 huò gēn root of the trouble / cause of the ruin
滋事 zī shì to cause trouble / to provoke a dispute
碧血 bì xuè blood shed in a just cause
导火线 dǎo huǒ xiàn fuse (for explosives) / (fig.) proximate cause / the last straw
重挫 zhòng cuò devastating setback / slump (in stock market etc) / crushing defeat / to cause a serious setback / to plummet
死难 sǐ nàn to die in an accident / to die for a just cause
就义 jiù yì to be killed for a righteous cause / to die a martyr
病根 bìng gēn an incompletely cured illness / an old complaint / the root cause of trouble
荼毒 tú dú (literary) to cause great suffering
成仁 chéng rén to die for a good cause
捣鬼 dǎo guǐ to play tricks / to cause mischief
后患无穷 hòu huàn wú qióng it will cause no end of trouble (idiom)
拿人 ná rén making things awkward / to cause difficulties / to exert influence / to attract
疑窦 yí dòu (literary) doubts / suspicions / cause for suspicion
病源 bìng yuán cause of disease
压垮 yā kuǎ to cause sth to collapse under the weight / (fig.) to overwhelm
殉难 xùn nàn to sacrifice oneself in a just cause / a victim of a disaster
弥合 mí hé to cause a wound to close up and heal
祸国殃民 huò guó yāng mín to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)
三顾茅庐 sān gù máo lú lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] to his cause by visiting him three times) / fig. to make earnest and repeated requests of sb
义勇 yì yǒng courageous in fighting for a just cause
滋扰 zī rǎo to cause trouble / to provoke a dispute
罪魁 zuì kuí criminal ringleader / chief culprit / fig. cause of a problem
误工 wù gōng to be late for or absent from work / to disrupt one's work / to cause a holdup in the work / loss of working time / a holdup
根由 gēn yóu the whys and the wherefores / the detailed story / root cause
祸从口出 huò cóng kǒu chū Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
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