| yīn | cause/reason/because |
| 因 | cause reason because |
| 因为 | because owing to on account of |
| 因之 | therefore; for this reason; consequently |
| 因事制宜 | circumstances alter cases |
| 因人借镜 | to learn from other persons |
| 因人制宜 | suit measures to different persons; take measures suited to each person |
| 因人废言 | deny what someone says because of his unfavourable background |
| 因人成事 | to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends |
| 因人而异 | varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual |
| 因人设事 | create a job to accommodate a person; set up posts simply to create jobs |
| 因伤致死 | to die from a wound |
| 因公 | on duty; on business |
| 因公出差 | to be away on official business |
| 因公殉职 | to die as in the line of duty (idiom) |
| 因利乘便 | (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method |
| 因势利导 | to take advantage of the new situation (idiom) to make the best of new opportunities |
| 因变数 | dependent number |
| 因变量 | implicit variable |
| 因噎废食 | 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 |
| 因地制宜 | (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances |