原因 yuán yīn cause / origin / root cause / reason / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 成因 chéng yīn cause / factor / cause of formation 灵丹妙药 靈丹妙藥 líng dān miào yào effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom) / fig. wonder-cure for all problems / panacea / elixir syn 节外生枝 節外生枝 jié wài shēng zhī (idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly syn 解题 解題 jiě tí to solve problems / to explicate 常见问题 常見問題 cháng jiàn wèn tí common problems / FAQ 出问题 出問題 chū wèn tí to have sth go wrong / to have a problem arise / to give problems 时弊 時弊 shí bì ills of the day / contemporary problems syn 愈演愈烈 yù yǎn yù liè ever more critical / problems get more and more intense syn 瓜熟蒂落 guā shú dì luò when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom) / problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time syn 远因 遠因 yuǎn yīn indirect cause / remote cause 百孔千疮 百孔千瘡 bǎi kǒng qiān chuāng heavily damaged / (fig.) full of holes / riddled with problems syn 令 lìng to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem syn 教 jiào religion / teaching / to make / to cause / to tell syn 使 shǐ to make / to cause / to enable / to use / to employ / to send / to instruct sb to do sth / envoy / messenger syn 因 yīn cause / reason / because syn 造成 zào chéng to bring about / to create / to cause syn 原 yuán former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source syn 引起 yǐn qǐ to give rise to / to lead to / to cause / to arouse 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 导致 導致 dǎo zhì to lead to / to create / to cause / to bring about 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 困扰 困擾 kùn rǎo to perplex / to disturb / to cause complications syn 骚扰 騷擾 sāo rǎo to disturb / to cause a commotion / to harass syn 死因 sǐ yīn cause of death 使得 shǐ de usable / serviceable / feasible / workable / doable / to make / to cause / to bring about syn 引发 引發 yǐn fā to lead to / to trigger / to initiate / to cause / to evoke (emotions) syn 致死 zhì sǐ to cause death / to be lethal / to be deadly 要命 yào mìng to cause sb's death / extremely / terribly / (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance syn 因果 yīn guǒ karma / cause and effect syn 缘故 緣故 yuán gù reason / cause syn 轰动 轟動 hōng dòng to cause a sensation / to create a stir in (a place) / commotion / controversy 无缘无故 無緣無故 wú yuán wú gù no cause, no reason (idiom) / completely uncalled for syn 捣蛋 搗蛋 dǎo dàn to cause trouble / to stir up trouble syn 肇事 zhào shì to cause an accident / to be responsible for an incident / to provoke a disturbance syn 激起 jī qǐ to arouse / to evoke / to cause / to stir up 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 根源 gēn yuán origin / root (cause) syn 惹事 rě shì to cause trouble syn 促进 促進 cù jìn to promote (an idea or cause) / to advance / boost syn 令人 lìng rén to cause one (to do sth) / to make one (angry, delighted etc) syn 标本 標本 biāo běn specimen / sample / the root cause and symptoms of a disease 人为 人為 rén wéi artificial / man-made / having human cause or origin / human attempt or effort syn 闹事 鬧事 nào shì to cause trouble / to create a disturbance syn 作祟 zuò suì haunted / to haunt / to cause mischief syn 无故 無故 wú gù without cause or reason 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 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 病因 bìng yīn cause of disease / pathogen syn 添乱 添亂 tiān luàn (coll.) to cause trouble for sb / to inconvenience syn 来头 來頭 lái tóu cause / reason / interest / influence syn 起因 qǐ yīn cause / a factor (leading to an effect) syn 缘由 緣由 yuán yóu reason / cause 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 委屈 wěi qu to feel wronged / to cause sb to feel wronged / grievance syn 义卖 義賣 yì mài to hold a charity bazaar / to sell goods for a good cause 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 致使 zhì shǐ to cause / to result in syn 增进 增進 zēng jìn to promote / to enhance / to further / to advance (a cause etc) syn 闯祸 闖禍 chuǎng huò to cause an accident / to make trouble / to get into trouble syn 志同道合 zhì tóng dào hé (idiom) to be devoted to a common cause / to be like-minded syn 捣鬼 搗鬼 dǎo guǐ to play tricks / to cause mischief syn 诱发 誘發 yòu fā to induce / to cause / to elicit / to trigger syn 滋生 zī shēng to breed / to flourish / to cause / to provoke / to create syn 成仁 chéng rén to die for a good cause syn 导火线 導火線 dǎo huǒ xiàn fuse (for explosives) / (fig.) proximate cause / the last straw syn 致癌 zhì ái to cause cancer / carcinogenic 诱因 誘因 yòu yīn cause / triggering factor / incentive / inducement 省心 shěng xīn to cause no trouble / to be spared worry / worry-free syn 压垮 壓垮 yā kuǎ to cause sth to collapse under the weight / (fig.) to overwhelm 有失 yǒu shī to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions) 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 因缘 因緣 yīn yuán chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect syn 来由 來由 lái yóu reason / cause syn 祸根 禍根 huò gēn root of the trouble / cause of the ruin syn 殉难 殉難 xùn nàn to sacrifice oneself in a just cause / a victim of a disaster syn 逗笑 dòu xiào to amuse / to cause to smile / amusing syn 滋事 zī shì to cause trouble / to provoke a dispute syn 大业 大業 dà yè great cause / great undertaking syn 致病 zhì bìng to cause disease / to be pathogenic syn 病源 bìng yuán cause of disease syn 声援 聲援 shēng yuán to support (a cause) syn 前因后果 前因後果 qián yīn hòu guǒ cause and effects (idiom) / entire process of development syn 荼毒 tú dú (literary) to cause great suffering syn 原动力 原動力 yuán dòng lì motive force / prime mover / first cause / agent 感召 gǎn zhào to move and appeal / to rally to a cause / to impel / to inspire syn 就义 就義 jiù yì to be killed for a righteous cause / to die a martyr syn 事由 shì yóu main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter) syn 死难 死難 sǐ nàn to die in an accident / to die for a just cause syn 拿人 ná rén making things awkward / to cause difficulties / to exert influence / to attract syn 平添 píng tiān to add or gain sth without additional effort / to add sth without good cause syn 治标 治標 zhì biāo to treat only the symptoms but not the root cause 病原 bìng yuán cause of disease / pathogen syn 病根 bìng gēn an incompletely cured illness / an old complaint / the root cause of trouble syn 大义 大義 dà yì righteousness / virtuous cause / a woman's marriage / main points of a piece of writing syn 根底 gēn dǐ foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause syn 弥合 彌合 mí hé to cause a wound to close up and heal syn 误工 誤工 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 syn 碧血 bì xuè blood shed in a just cause 