"Cause" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 yuán yīn cause / origin / root cause / reason / CL:個|个[ge4]
 zào chéng to bring about / to create / to cause
 yǐn qǐ to give rise to / to lead to / to cause / to arouse
 dǎo zhì to lead to / to create / to cause / to bring about
 shì yè undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation / CL:個|个[ge4]
 yuán gù reason / cause
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 shǐ de usable / serviceable / feasible / workable / doable / to make / to cause / to bring about
 yǐn fā to lead to / to trigger / to initiate / to cause / to evoke (emotions)
 jī qǐ to arouse / to evoke / to cause / to stir up
 yòu fā to induce / to cause / to elicit / to trigger
 zī shēng to breed / to flourish / to cause / to provoke / to create
 qǐ yīn cause / a factor (leading to an effect)
 chéng yīn cause / factor / cause of formation
 yuán yóu reason / cause
 lái tóu cause / reason / interest / influence
 yòu yīn cause / triggering factor / incentive / inducement
 shì yóu main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter)
 lái yóu reason / cause
 yīn cause / reason / because
 gēn dǐ foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause
 yīn yóu reason / cause / predestined relationship (Buddhism)
 jiào religion / teaching / to make / to cause / to tell
 yuán former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source
 lìng rén to cause one (to do sth) / to make one (angry, delighted etc)
 xiāo miè to put an end to / to annihilate / to cause to perish / to perish / annihilation (in quantum field theory)
 wěi qu to feel wronged / to cause sb to feel wronged / grievance
 kùn rǎo to perplex / to disturb / to cause complications
 rén wéi artificial / man-made / having human cause or origin / human attempt or effort
 zhǔ yào yuán yīn main reason / primary cause
 sāo rǎo to disturb / to cause a commotion / to harass
 hōng dòng to cause a sensation / to create a stir in (a place) / commotion / controversy
 zēng jìn to promote / to enhance / to further / to advance (a cause etc)
 yào mìng to cause sb's death / extremely / terribly / (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance
 biāo běn specimen / sample / the root cause and symptoms of a disease
 yīn guǒ karma / cause and effect
 hài de to cause or lead to sth bad
 shū huǎn to ease (tension) / to relax / to cause sth to relax / to alleviate / relaxed / easy and unhurried / leisurely / soothing / mild (slope)
 bìng yīn cause of disease / pathogen
 hài sǐ to kill / to cause death / to do sb to death
 dà nào to cause havoc / to run amok
 wú gù without cause or reason
 zhì ái to cause cancer / carcinogenic
 dà yè great cause / great undertaking
 yǒu shī to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions)
 zhì sǐ to cause death / to be lethal / to be deadly
 zhào shì to cause an accident / to be responsible for an incident / to provoke a disturbance
 yīn yuán chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect
 nào shì to cause trouble / to create a disturbance
 gēn běn yuán yīn root cause
 sǐ yīn cause of death
 zuì kuí huò shǒu criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom) / main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster
 wú yuán wú gù no cause, no reason (idiom) / completely uncalled for
 zhǔ yào yīn sù main factor / principal cause
 zhì tóng dào hé (idiom) to be devoted to a common cause / to be like-minded
 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
 dǎo dàn to cause trouble / to stir up trouble
 dà yì righteousness / virtuous cause / a woman's marriage / main points of a piece of writing
 zuò suì haunted / to haunt / to cause mischief
 shěng xīn to cause no trouble / to be spared worry / worry-free
 zhì bìng to cause disease / to be pathogenic
 píng tiān to add or gain sth without additional effort / to add sth without good cause
 yuán dòng lì motive force / prime mover / first cause / agent
 yì mài to hold a charity bazaar / to sell goods for a good cause
 bìng yuán cause of disease / pathogen
 rě shì to cause trouble
 chuǎng huò to cause an accident / to make trouble / to get into trouble
 dòu xiào to amuse / to cause to smile / amusing
 qián yīn hòu guǒ cause and effects (idiom) / entire process of development
 tiān luàn (coll.) to cause trouble for sb / to inconvenience
 hú lái to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules / to mess with sth / to make a hash of things / to cause trouble
 zhì biāo to treat only the symptoms but not the root cause
 gǎn zhào to move and appeal / to rally to a cause / to impel / to inspire
 huò gēn root of the trouble / cause of the ruin
 zī shì to cause trouble / to provoke a dispute
 bì xuè blood shed in a just cause
线 dǎo huǒ xiàn fuse (for explosives) / (fig.) proximate cause / the last straw
 zhòng cuò devastating setback / slump (in stock market etc) / crushing defeat / to cause a serious setback / to plummet
 sǐ nàn to die in an accident / to die for a just cause
 jiù yì to be killed for a righteous cause / to die a martyr
 bìng gēn an incompletely cured illness / an old complaint / the root cause of trouble
 tú dú (literary) to cause great suffering
 chéng rén to die for a good cause
 dǎo guǐ to play tricks / to cause mischief
 hòu huàn wú qióng it will cause no end of trouble (idiom)
 ná rén making things awkward / to cause difficulties / to exert influence / to attract
 yí dòu (literary) doubts / suspicions / cause for suspicion
 bìng yuán cause of disease
 yā kuǎ to cause sth to collapse under the weight / (fig.) to overwhelm
 xùn nàn to sacrifice oneself in a just cause / a victim of a disaster
 mí hé to cause a wound to close up and heal
 huò guó yāng mín to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)
 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
 yì yǒng courageous in fighting for a just cause
 zī rǎo to cause trouble / to provoke a dispute
 zuì kuí criminal ringleader / chief culprit / fig. cause of a problem
 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
 gēn yóu the whys and the wherefores / the detailed story / root cause
 huò cóng kǒu chū Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
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