原因 yuán yīn cause / origin / root cause / reason / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 成因 chéng yīn cause / factor / cause of formation 远因 遠因 yuǎn yīn indirect cause / remote cause 失道寡助 shī dào guǎ zhù an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius) / cf 得道多助[de2 dao4 duo1 zhu4] a just cause attracts much support 近因 jìn yīn immediate cause / proximate cause 嫌疑 xián yí suspicion / to have suspicions syn 疑心 yí xīn suspicion / to suspect syn 避嫌 bì xián to avoid arousing suspicion 嫌 xián to dislike / suspicion / resentment / enmity / abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2 fan4], criminal suspect syn 瓜田不纳履 瓜田不納履 guā tián bù nà lǚ lit. don't tie your shoe-laces in a melon-patch / fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion / innocent acts may be misconstrued 嫌忌 xián jì suspicion 嫌猜 xián cāi suspicion 瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠 瓜田不納履，李下不整冠 guā tián bù nà lǚ , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom) / fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion / innocent acts may be misconstrued PU P U the degree of suspicion that a woman might, after she marries, cheat on her husband (abbr. for "paternity uncertainty") 哼 hng interjection expressing dissatisfaction or suspicion syn 造成 zào chéng to bring about / to create / to cause syn 引起 yǐn qǐ to give rise to / to lead to / to cause / to arouse syn 导致 導致 dǎo zhì to lead to / to create / to cause / to bring about syn 事业 事業 shì yè undertaking / project / activity / (charitable, political or revolutionary) cause / publicly funded institution, enterprise or foundation / career / occupation / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 令人 lìng rén to cause one (to do sth) / to make one (angry, delighted etc) syn 促进 促進 cù jìn to promote (an idea or cause) / to advance / boost syn 使得 shǐ de usable / serviceable / feasible / workable / doable / to make / to cause / to bring about syn 将会 將會 jiāng huì auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to) / will (cause) / should (enable) / going to 引发 引發 yǐn fā to lead to / to trigger / to initiate / to cause / to evoke (emotions) syn 消灭 消滅 xiāo miè to put an end to / to annihilate / to cause to perish / to perish / annihilation (in quantum field theory) syn 委屈 wěi qu to feel wronged / to cause sb to feel wronged / grievance syn 困扰 困擾 kùn rǎo to perplex / to disturb / to cause complications syn 缘故 緣故 yuán gù reason / cause syn 人为 人為 rén wéi artificial / man-made / having human cause or origin / human attempt or effort syn 主要原因 zhǔ yào yuán yīn main reason / primary cause 致使 zhì shǐ to cause / to result in syn 骚扰 騷擾 sāo rǎo to disturb / to cause a commotion / to harass syn 激起 jī qǐ to arouse / to evoke / to cause / to stir up syn 轰动 轟動 hōng dòng to cause a sensation / to create a stir in (a place) / commotion / controversy 增进 增進 zēng jìn to promote / to enhance / to further / to advance (a cause etc) syn 根源 gēn yuán origin / root (cause) syn 要命 yào mìng to cause sb's death / extremely / terribly / (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance syn 标本 標本 biāo běn specimen / sample / the root cause and symptoms of a disease 诱发 誘發 yòu fā to induce / to cause / to elicit / to trigger syn 因果 yīn guǒ karma / cause and effect syn 害得 hài de to cause or lead to sth bad 舒缓 舒緩 shū huǎn to ease (tension) / to relax / to cause sth to relax / to alleviate / relaxed / easy and unhurried / leisurely / soothing / mild (slope) syn 病因 bìng yīn cause of disease / pathogen syn 害死 hài sǐ to kill / to cause death / to do sb to death 大闹 大鬧 dà nào to cause havoc / to run amok 无故 無故 wú gù without cause or reason syn 致癌 zhì ái to cause cancer / carcinogenic 大业 大業 dà yè great cause / great undertaking syn 有失 yǒu shī to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions) syn 致死 zhì sǐ to cause death / to be lethal / to be deadly 滋生 zī shēng to breed / to flourish / to cause / to provoke / to create syn 肇事 zhào shì to cause an accident / to be responsible for an incident / to provoke a disturbance syn 因缘 因緣 yīn yuán chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect syn 起因 qǐ yīn cause / a factor (leading to an effect) syn 闹事 鬧事 nào shì to cause trouble / to create a disturbance syn 根本原因 gēn běn yuán yīn root cause 死因 sǐ yīn cause of death 缘由 緣由 yuán yóu reason / cause syn 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom) / main culprit / fig. main cause of a disaster syn 无缘无故 無緣無故 wú yuán wú gù no cause, no reason (idiom) / completely uncalled for syn 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 syn 见义勇为 見義勇為 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 syn 来头 來頭 lái tóu cause / reason / interest / influence syn 捣蛋 搗蛋 dǎo dàn to cause trouble / to stir up trouble syn 大义 大義 dà yì righteousness / virtuous cause / a woman's marriage / main points of a piece of writing syn 作祟 zuò suì haunted / to haunt / to cause mischief syn 省心 shěng xīn to cause no trouble / to be spared worry / worry-free syn 致病 zhì bìng to cause disease / to be pathogenic syn 平添 píng tiān to add or gain sth without additional effort / to add sth without good cause syn 原动力 原動力 yuán dòng lì motive force / prime mover / first cause / agent 诱因 誘因 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) syn 卖命 賣命 mài mìng to work tirelessly / to give one's all / to slave away / to throw away one's life / to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause) syn 义卖 義賣 yì mài to hold a charity bazaar / to sell goods for a good cause 病原 bìng yuán cause of disease / pathogen syn 声援 聲援 shēng yuán to support (a cause) syn 来由 來由 lái yóu reason / cause syn 惹事 rě shì to cause trouble syn 闯祸 闖禍 chuǎng huò to cause an accident / to make trouble / to get into trouble syn 逗笑 dòu xiào to amuse / to cause to smile / amusing syn 前因后果 前因後果 qián yīn hòu guǒ cause and effects (idiom) / entire process of development syn 添乱 添亂 tiān luàn (coll.) to cause trouble for sb / to inconvenience syn 胡来 胡來 hú lái to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules / to mess with sth / to make a hash of things / to cause trouble syn 治标 治標 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 syn 赴汤蹈火 赴湯蹈火 fù tāng dǎo huǒ lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom) / fig. to brave any danger / to go to any lengths (for a noble cause) syn 祸根 禍根 huò gēn root of the trouble / cause of the ruin syn 滋事 zī shì to cause trouble / to provoke a dispute syn 碧血 bì xuè blood shed in a just cause 导火线 導火線 dǎo huǒ xiàn fuse (for explosives) / (fig.) proximate cause / the last straw syn 重挫 zhòng cuò devastating setback / slump (in stock market etc) / crushing defeat / to cause a serious setback / to plummet 因 yīn cause / reason / because syn 死难 死難 sǐ nàn to die in an accident / to die for a just cause syn 就义 就義 jiù yì to be killed for a righteous cause / to die a martyr syn 病根 bìng gēn an incompletely cured illness / an old complaint / the root cause of trouble syn 使 shǐ to make / to cause / to enable / to use / to employ / to send / to instruct sb to do sth / envoy / messenger syn 根底 gēn dǐ foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause syn 荼毒 tú dú (literary) to cause great suffering syn 